1960s Jean Patou Couture Signed Scarf Print Silk Twill Mini Dress designer-patrick-kelly All the YSL signature touches

All the YSL signature touches are there - the high

At empire seam: 14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

This dress is made from a beautiful red silk that has a dot pattern worked directly into the silk

The back is magnificent with a double layered training of fabric that attaches across the waist and hip line in a complicated series of hooks and snaps

1960s Jean Patou Couture Signed Scarf Print Silk Twill Mini Dress designer-patrick-kelly All the YSL signature touchesAfter the premature death of Jean Patou in 1936, his sister took over the house and eventually had other designers head the Couture side of the business. Designers have included Marc Bohan from 1954 to 1956 before going to Dior, Karl Lagerfeld from 1960 to 1963 and Jean Paul Gaultier from 1971 1973. Christian LaCroix was the last to join the label in 1981 until he left the label in 1987. His departure also saw the Couture side of the house close at