1968 Giorgio Sant'Angelo Purple Applique Velvet Dress w Wood Bead Fringe designer-yves-saint-laurent The romper is cut with

The romper is cut with a scoop neckline and  the body is almost like a little A-line dress in shape - it is cut loose and easy through the body and widens out as it near the hem

The owner of this is motivated to sell and it is a brand new price now - about 1/2 of what it was previously

minimalist feel of the nineties combined with the chicness of the working girl and sharp tailoring that only Alaia can do

The neckline is finished with a padded piping that extends and ties at the back

pastel sweetness

1968 Giorgio Sant'Angelo Purple Applique Velvet Dress w Wood Bead Fringe designer-yves-saint-laurent The romper is cut withWhen doing the research to date this lovely dress, I found two references to pieces where Sant'Angelo used the same wood bead fringe that this dress has to finish an edging. One on a jacket photoed on Verushka for Vogue and the other edging a vest that is held in the permanent archives of the Metropolitan Museum. Both were dated to 1968. I found no other images where he used that wood fringing so am confident that this was something particular to that