c.1980 Spectacular Michaele Vollbracht Bead Dress & Coat designer-lanvin The colors are feminine and

The colors are feminine and romantic and it is just wonderful

It closes low on the front with large velvet covered buttons and there is an attached tie at the neck that you can style dozens of ways

A "tunic" is attached along its neckline to a long sleeveless underdress

Yves takes that and then adds a classic YSL detailing through the shoulders and neck with  twist with wide flat braids set into the seams - an adornment used over and over on pieces form this time period and making it instantly identifiable as a YSL piece

schooners and mansions by the shore are all set in pretty little picture boxes

c.1980 Spectacular Michaele Vollbracht Bead Dress & Coat designer-lanvin The colors are feminine andThis set is so spectacular that it really belongs in a museum and would certainly be the show piece of any collection or exhibit focusing on Vollbracht's work. The gown part of the set is stunning. It is made of a fine silk with a hand painted design of red and a pale mustard that depicts huge over sized leaves covering its surface. It is cut to fall loosely around the waist and just simply drape over the wearer. The way it falls once on a real girl