Mondrian
Dress
1965 (made)
1965 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
White silk crêpe mini-dress with a graphic black silk crêpe yoke, cuffs and hem. Four buttons in upper back and then zips to waist below yoke. Floating interior lining with separate zipper in the back.
Long sleeves and straight cut. The set-in sleeves are gently gathered into 2 inch deep black cuffs. A fine white crêpe slip is caught to the tops of the dress. A panel of the white silk crêpe is sewn to the lower front of the underslip.
Long sleeves and straight cut. The set-in sleeves are gently gathered into 2 inch deep black cuffs. A fine white crêpe slip is caught to the tops of the dress. A panel of the white silk crêpe is sewn to the lower front of the underslip.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Mondrian (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk crêpe |
| Brief description | Silk crêpe mini-dress 'Mondrian', textile by Bianchini-Férier, designed by Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 1965 |
| Physical description | White silk crêpe mini-dress with a graphic black silk crêpe yoke, cuffs and hem. Four buttons in upper back and then zips to waist below yoke. Floating interior lining with separate zipper in the back. Long sleeves and straight cut. The set-in sleeves are gently gathered into 2 inch deep black cuffs. A fine white crêpe slip is caught to the tops of the dress. A panel of the white silk crêpe is sewn to the lower front of the underslip. |
| Dimensions | Approx. size 10 (British) |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Object history | Same collection as YSL's Mondrian dress |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.74-1982 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2007 |
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