c1980 Yves Saint Laurent Red Silk Dot Day Dress designer-james-galanos The top slips on and

The top slips on and the skirt zips to close at the side with a painted metal zipper

I love the gold braid detail and the beading at the empire waistline

A pink lace has its floral design accented and covered in a combination of silver glass tube beads and faux pearls

Then there was a stately parade of imperial-red and velvet jackets bedecked with millions of dollars' worth of antique Indian diadems and diamond neckpieces

c1980 Yves Saint Laurent Red Silk Dot Day Dress designer-james-galanos The top slips on andI suspect that this was from the 1980 Rive Gauche collection as it is eerily similar in design and cut to the 1979 Haute Couture version I have had in recently (see that one here). The dress is amazing and a classic Yves Saint Laurent cut and silhouette. The silk is of the highest possible grade and I adore the red and white dot pattern. It has a very 40s throwback feel and is very chic. The top is loose fitting and the sleeves slightly voluminous