1970s Yves Saint Laurent Ikat Print Silk Skirt & Top designer-emilio-pucci Sleeves: approx 22"

Sleeves: approx 22"

Along each side on both the front and back and around the collar is a thick banding of pearls

Reference photo from The Metropolitan Museum of Art 'The Collection Online'

Usually these pieces were made in one of the couture houses at the time so this really could be a treasure

Simple in that has been done in one solid color and the lines are so very classic - but there the simplicity stops

1970s Yves Saint Laurent Ikat Print Silk Skirt & Top designer-emilio-pucci Sleeves: approx 22"This beautiful two piece set shows what a master Yves was with print. The top and skirt are similar in color and print but just different enough that you get a fabulous contrast. Yves was a master at taking fine wools & silks and simple designs and then adding romantic, feminine elements to crease something uniquely Laurent. The top is a fine high quality silk and the skirt a soft silk wool challis fabric. The silk and wool mix moves and drapes