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Cummerbund

1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pleated black silk satin cummerbund.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk satin, pleated
Brief description
Silk satin cummerbund, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 1981
Physical description
Pleated black silk satin cummerbund.
Dimensions
  • Length: 65cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'MADE IN FRANCE [sideways] / YVES SAINT LAURENT / PARIS 52593'
Credit line
Anonymous gift.
Object history
Part of a suit ensemble T165:1 to 4-1998.
Production
Autumn-Winter 1981

Reason For Production: Commission
Other number
52593 - Couture number
Collection
Accession number
T.165:4-1998

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Record createdJune 28, 2011
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