Handbag
ca.1970s (made)
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This Yves Saint Laurent bag is a clutch with a trapezoid silhouette, the sides of the bag angling outwards towards the base. It has a deep flap cover, the sides of which angle inwards with a padded edging. Yves Saint Laurent was the initial successor to the founder at the house of Christian Dior and, like Dior, had a rigorous approach to the line of the silhouette. His own work included small bags, often on long shoulder straps which left hands free or clutch bags such as this example, which could be tucked inside the hand and did not interupt the overall silhouette.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | leather |
| Brief description | Handbag of black leather in angular clutch shape designed by Yves Saint Laurent, ca. 1970s |
| Physical description | Clutch bag with trapezoid silhouette, the sides of the bag angling outwards towards the base. There is a deep flap closure, the sides of which angle inwards and have a padded edging. |
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| Credit line | Given by Carole Austen in memory of her mother Gilberte Dumont |
| Summary | This Yves Saint Laurent bag is a clutch with a trapezoid silhouette, the sides of the bag angling outwards towards the base. It has a deep flap cover, the sides of which angle inwards with a padded edging. Yves Saint Laurent was the initial successor to the founder at the house of Christian Dior and, like Dior, had a rigorous approach to the line of the silhouette. His own work included small bags, often on long shoulder straps which left hands free or clutch bags such as this example, which could be tucked inside the hand and did not interupt the overall silhouette. |
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| Accession number | T.155-2014 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2014 |
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