2014.36.1

Images (5)

Exhibitionism_17 Left to right 82.3.9 (dress), 82.193.4 (tan dress), 2010.86.30 and 2014.36.1 (dress and coat), 84.145.1 (gown)

YSL+Halston_22 Left to right 2010.86.37 (dress), 2014.36.1 (feather coat), 2010.86.30 (dress)

YSL+Halston_21 Left to right 76.201.2 (velvet ensemble), 2010.86.37 (dress hidden), 2014.36.1 (feather coat), 2010.86.30 (dress), 95.58.1 (sweater ensemble), 89.32.6 (jacket), 81.218.10A (silk top), 78.57.7B (skirt)

Exhibitionism_42 Left to right 82.3.9 (dress), 82.193.4 (tan dress), 2010.86.30 and 2014.36.1 (dress and coat), 84.145.1 (gown), 87.111.4 (plaid jacket), 2006.16.1 (grey suit), 89.90.1 (baseball jacket), 75.85.20 (hat), P89.8.4 (shirt), 82.124.3 (shorts), 2010.1.48 (wrap dress and belt), 68.143.6 (coat and dress), 88.88.1 (orange ensemble), 68.143.68 (grey halter dress)

Object: Coat

Brand: Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (French, founded 1966)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: Fall/Winter 1970-1971

Medium: Marabou feathers and silk

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2014.36.1

DescriptionGreen marabou feather jacket; collarless, round neckline; open front, hook and eye closure at CF neck; rows of marabou feathers on spine hand stitched to olive green silk ground fabric, silk lining; voluminous, boxy silhouette

Label Text:In January 1971, Yves Saint Laurent showed a now infamous couture collection inspired by the fashions of the 1940s. This green maribou-feather coat is a Rive Gauche (YSL's ready-to-wear line) adaptation of the vibrant green fox fur version which had appeared in the couture collection.

Exhibitions:

Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s
Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT