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Harlequin
Yves Saint Laurent, born 1936 - died 2008 - Enlarge image
Harlequin
- Object:
Dress
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1975 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Yves Saint Laurent, born 1936 - died 2008 (designer)
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (designed for) - Materials and Techniques:
Silk chiffon woven with gold thread and printed
- Credit Line:
Given by Lisa Monnas
- Museum number:
T.276-1989
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Sheer silk chiffon dress with floppy double-layered pierrot ruffle collar and wrist ruffles. Printed throughout in a harlequin check with gold thread dots. Deep flounce in the same fabric around the bottom at mid-thigh height. No waist definition, hangs loosely from the shoulders.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
ca. 1975 (made)
Artist/maker
Yves Saint Laurent, born 1936 - died 2008 (designer)
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (designed for)
Materials and Techniques
Silk chiffon woven with gold thread and printed
Marks and inscriptions
'SAINT LAURENT / rive gauche'
Object history note
Registered File number 1989/831.
Descriptive line
Sheer silk chiffon dress 'Harlequin', designed by Yves Saint Laurent for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, France, ca. 1975.
Materials
Silk (textile); Gold thread; Chiffon
Techniques
Weaving; Printed
Categories
Fashion; Evening wear; Women's clothes
Production Type
Ready to wear
Collection code
T&F
