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Skirt Suit

1990 (retailed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The 'le smoking' style suit of jacket and skirt is of black wool with red velvet lapels on the jacket.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jacket
  • Skirt
Materials and techniques
wool, velvet, machine sewn
Brief description
Suit, black wool with red velvet lapels, Yves Saint Laurent, 1990
Physical description
The 'le smoking' style suit of jacket and skirt is of black wool with red velvet lapels on the jacket.
Production typeReady to wear
Gallery label
Black wool gabardine trouser (sic) suit with red velvet trim.(1998)
Credit line
Given by Jill Ritblat
Object history
The jacket to this suit was shown with a pair of trousers as a trouser suit in the One Woman's Wardrobe exhibition at the V&A in 1998.
Other number
375 - Ritblat catalogue
Collection
Accession number
T.331:1-2000

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Record createdJuly 26, 2000
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