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The Goddess of Vengeance Gown
The Goddess of Vengeance Gown
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Yves Saint Laurent goddess cut-out gown in noir ($1,500, originally $7,500)
This breathtaking YSL goddess gown with strategic cut-outs isn't just a fashion statement—it's the physical evidence of Evangelyne's most internationally calculated revenge plot. The noir silk drapes perfectly across her immortal figure, the architectural cut-outs revealing precisely enough skin to command attention while the goddess silhouette establishes her as the deity she considers herself to be.
Evangelyne acquired this gown through a particularly ruthless scheme that began at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Her publicity department had arranged for paparazzi to swarm her arrival, but their carefully orchestrated moment was completely eclipsed when devastatingly gorgeous French actress Camille Rousseau made her entrance. The photographers—only human, after all—abandoned Evangelyne mid-pose to capture the newcomer.
The true point of no return came when reporters caught Camille standing beside a visibly perturbed Evangelyne and asked if she had met the screen legend. With a dazzling smile and lyrical French accent, Camille replied, "No, this is my first encounter," before adding in French, "La Belle d'Hier" (Yesterday's Beauty). Camille assumed the American star wouldn't understand the slight—a game she'd played with many non-French celebrities. What she didn't realize was that Evangelyne is actually an Italian noblewoman dating back to the Renaissance who speaks all the Romance languages fluently.
Evangelyne's revenge was as patient as it was devastating. She discovered that Yves Saint Laurent had been so captivated by Camille at Cannes that he'd chosen her as his new muse, designing a special "Goddess Gown" for her to debut at his Parisian Fall Show. Rather than confront the situation directly, Evangelyne orchestrated an elaborate trap. She convinced Jay Swain to invite the eager Parisian starlet to read for what was described as "a career-making role" in her first American blockbuster. When Camille arrived in Hollywood, she found herself not on a film set but in a private dinner with Jay, who used his vampiric influence to ensure she never made it back to Paris—or anywhere above ground again.
What YSL never discovered is that his muse didn't simply "disappear" as the fashion press reported. Camille Rousseau has spent the last decades dancing at Krush in Underwood, occasionally serving drinks to patrons who find something hauntingly familiar about her face but can't quite place it. Meanwhile, Evangelyne attended YSL's Fall Show wearing the very gown designed for Camille, having convinced the designer that his original muse had "rudely abandoned" him and that she would "save" his collection by wearing the piece herself.
The most chilling aspect is that Evangelyne occasionally visits Underwood specifically to sit at Krush, requesting Camille as her server, and wearing this very gown. During these visits, Evangelyne sips champagne and whispers, "Who's La Belle d'Hier now, ma chère?" while Camille smiles blankly and compliments Madame on her "timeless" gown fearing that thins can always get worse in Underwood. Because truth be told, they can.
Note: The gown features a barely visible wine stain near the hem from the night Evangelyne wore it to the Oscars after ensuring Camille's French film was disqualified from Foreign Film consideration on a technicality. She refuses to have the stain removed, considering it "part of the story"—a philosophy she applies to her collection of victims as religiously as she does to her vintage couture.
