Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Heart Print Black & White Suit Set designer-isabelle-allard The sleeves mimic this with

The sleeves mimic this with a narrow shoulder and then end in a wide cut sleeve

This dress is very similar to the one photoed for Vogue in 1961

"Karl Lagerfeld's ability to stretch the template of Chanel this way and that according to the moment never ceases

On the runway

Fall 1982 Yves Saint Laurent Heart Print Black & White Suit Set designer-isabelle-allard The sleeves mimic this withI have had a similar suit in the ship from the 1982 collection that had the musical note patterns from that year. I believe that this is from the same collection. Aside from the different print the cut is identical to that one I had. The heart print is an important one for Yves and he used it first in the 1971 collection that has since become a cornerstone collection. I have included some reference photos here so that you can see the progression from