A rare opportunity to own a piece of fashion history: an archival Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche midi dress from Tom Ford's iconic debut Fall/Winter 2001 runway collection.

This garment perfectly embodies the powerful, architectural, and sensual minimalism of the era, showcasing unique geometric lines and a matte textural execution.

The dress features a masterful, engineered construction on the front panel highlighted by an internal attached belt. The fabric belt is cleverly integrated inside the dress structure, emerging to the outside exclusively through subtle slits on the front panel; this brilliant design choice keeps the back of the dress completely clean, sleek, and column-like, while focusing all the dramatic volume on the front.

A series of inverted box pleats descend from the textured round neckline and converge geometrically at the waist, secured and adjusted by the front self-tie knot.

Furthermore, the seams and hems feature an intentional raw-edge finish; this deconstructed, avant-garde detail was a staple of the FW 2001 runway aesthetic, adding a modern edge to the tailored silhouette.

Crafted in Italy from a premium, heavyweight stretch tech-jersey composed of 69% viscose, 24% polyamide, and 7% polyurethane, the fabric is reminiscent of high-end structural Punto Milano or lightweight couture scuba.

The fabric has a rich, springy hand that offers incredible hold, sculpting the figure with a heavy, dramatic drape while perfectly preserving the raw-cut edges without fraying. It is preserved in excellent vintage archival condition; the raw edges are an intentional design feature and are perfectly intact.

Size M

Shoulders 35cm

Pit tò pit 50cm

Lenght 104cm

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