• This is a very rare full dress, cape and sash set from the Spring 2013 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane and this was his debut collection for the label.
• A series of these dresses in a mix of colours walked the runway for the finale of the show. Look 55 had the twin of this blue coloured dress and Look 64 the twin of the cape in blue.
• All three pieces of the set are made from a bias cut silk chiffon in a striking and beautiful blue. It is slightly brighter in colour than how it photoed here and it is even better in person.
  
• The neckline of the dress has a tie in the same fabric that loops through little embroidered edged open circles placed all the way around the neckline. This allows you to tighten or loosen the neckline as much as you want. You can wear it more up on top of the shoulders, wear it off the shoulder or with one shoulder left bare and down. The ties end in extraordinary silk cord tassels finished with wrapped silk cording around their tops.
• The shoulders are soft so that you can wear it multiple ways as noted above and the sleeves narrow down to a cuffed wrist. The bodice has a deep slit at the front and is cut generously over you to the low set seam at the waist.
• The skirt is still in its original length and falls from under that in a swoop of bias cut silk that widens out spectacularly as it nears the hem. There are two layers of chiffon stacked on top of each other for the skirt and it has a phenomenal amount of volume to it. As you move it billows out around you. I love that the back is cut longer than the front. 
• The matching sash comes with the dress. It has a rectangular panel that is 14" in length of a backed silk chiffon to give a bit of structure and then single panels of the chiffon extend out from either side. You can wrap and tie this around you as you wish.
• Last is its original matching cape that perfectly completed the look and brings Hedi's full vision to life for this look. The cape is made out of a single layer of silk chiffon with a second tassel attached at the neck to hold it in place. Two wide panels of silk chiffon fall over each shoulder at the front. These curve down and around at the sides and then one large panel extends down the back. The cape is incredibly light in weight since it is all just a single layer of silk chiffon. This allows the slightest bit of air to pick it up so that it billows out around you as you move.
• The dress is unlined through the upper bodice and sleeves so has a touch of transparency. The skirt is made of two layers of silk chiffon. It ties with the tassel at the front and closes at the side with a series of snaps above the waist and a zipper below the waist seam. Each cuff closes with five silk covered buttons and loops. The cape has attached tassels to tie it at the front end is a single layer of silk chiffon. The easy cut makes it an easy fit as long as the waist works. Both pieces have their original tag attached and were never worn.
  
• The dress is tagged a modern YSL FR38 and the cape FR36. 
• Excellent condition

Dress
Sleeves: approx 28" and will blouse up once on. They are 16" around the upper arm.
Bust: 17-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 29" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 20.5" from the top of the natural shoulder to the waist. It will blouse over once on.
Total length: 67" from top of the natural shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 10" past that

Cape: 63" from neck to hem and will come up a touch when on the shoulders

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5239

Reference Photos/Videos: Spring 2013 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Finale Looks.

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