Fall 1991 Ady Couture Lausanne Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Copy Wool Patchwork Suit w Silk Top designer-emma-domb The waist is caught up

The waist is caught up with a wide expanse of silk that ties in the front to add shape through the waist

scuffs and a dent in a corner

The dress is in excellent condition and the jacket has some small flaws as described below

The contrasting band of fabric on the bottom is a piece that is added

Fall 1991 Ady Couture Lausanne Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Copy Wool Patchwork Suit w Silk Top designer-emma-domb The waist is caught upThis dress was made by hand in the atelier of Ady Couture who was based in Lausanne Switzerland. Ady herself was a couture trained seamstress and headed a team who had full permission of the Haute Couture houses she worked with to make the designs they showed in Paris for clients based in Switzerland and the surrounding areas. She would purchase the couture fabrics from the couture houses along with the patterns and then make the actual dresses in her