1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-yves-saint-laurent At the center of each

At the center of each flower is a large clear crystal marquis shaped stone in a prong setting

Fully lined in a black silk organza through the skirt

Each cuff closes with a button as well

The flower design that runs through the fabric has beautiful pops of metallic reds

1970s Pauline Trigere Fused Velvet & Chocolate Silk Chiffon Dress w Attached Tie at Neck designer-yves-saint-laurent At the center of eachI always love finding a great example of Pauline Trigere's work and this dress is one. The first thing that strikes you when you pick this up is that it weighs far less then you would think. You tend to think velvet will be heavy but this is a fine silk velvet fused onto silk chiffon and this allows for that feeling of lightness and movement that the dress has. Once on it is heavenly to wear. I love how she has used the curving design of the velvet