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Blouse

1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Red silk jacquard blouse with a mandarin collar and fitted sleeves with zippers at the wrists. Peplum waist. Buttons down the main body of the blouse, silk covered press studs down the peplum, and hook and eye at the waist seam.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Red silk jacquard blouse, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 1980
Physical description
Red silk jacquard blouse with a mandarin collar and fitted sleeves with zippers at the wrists. Peplum waist. Buttons down the main body of the blouse, silk covered press studs down the peplum, and hook and eye at the waist seam.
Dimensions
  • Shoulder to hem length: 62cm
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'MADE IN / FRANCE [sideways] / YVES SAINT LAURENT / PARIS'
Credit line
Anonymous gift.
Object history
Worn with a Yves Saint Laurent Mondrian jacket (T.329-1997) donated in 1997 by the same donor-wearer.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Associated object
T.329-1997 (Ensemble)
Collection
Accession number
T.158-1998

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2007
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