Help Dating an Yves Saint Laurent Variation Women’s Dress?

[primordialSoup]

Hello everyone!


I have just sourced this spectacular green crushed velvet YSL dress. I would deeply appreciate an assist with dating it, if anyone has any ideas!

 

[denisebrain]

This thread talks about Saint Laurent's Variation line: https://forums.vintagefashionguild....es-saint-laurent-variation-womens-suit.81642/

 

[Jonathan]

I'm trying to remember when those hippy dippy crushed velvet mini dresses were popular in the 90s... 96ish? Everyone was doing them from Betsey Johnson to YSL (obviously). Very Goth Courtney Love...