The Shrimpton Couture Archives

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The twin of this dress was worn on the Yves Saint Laurent runway by supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri. We also found runway footage and lots of reference photos of the dress as she walked the catwalk in it that season. It is an exceptional rare and wonderful piece by Yves Saint Laurent. These gold lame pieces are what defined that season and I am very pleased to have found this example. Especially given its tie in with Yasmeen. It is magical and is a definitive piece that you instantly identify as a YSL piece. 

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Fall 1991 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.  /  (7-8) Fall 1991 Yves Saint Laurent Ad Campaign photographed by Helmut Newton.  /  (9) Model in Yves Saint Laurent for Vogue Paris, December 1991.