2014.38.2

Images (7)

YSL+Halston_7 Left to right 88.16.2 (top), 2007.56.57 (bra), 81.201.19 (pants), 91.241.32 (purple ensemble), U.2167 (belt), 82.42.4 (red and black cape and dress), 80.71.7 (tie dye ensemble), 91.241.11 (brown tie dye ensemble), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress), 80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown)

MinMax_02 Left to right 2014.38.2 (dress), 96.123.3 (top, pants), 2019.22.1 (dress), 2010.1.2 (corset), 2017.50.1 (tartan dress), 2014.44.1 (gown), 91.158.1 (gold dress), 2014.63.2 (ensemble), 2019.16.1 (dress)

YSL+Halston_40 Left to right 92.140.1 (black and ivory pantsuit), 82.99.1 (pink and black gown), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown),80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt hidden), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress)

YSL+Halston_32 Left to right 91.241.15 (blue pantsuit), 96.84.2 (black metallic dress), 83.190.43 (cape ensemble), 83.27.15 (metallic dress), 78.57.11 (black and gold ensemble), 92.140.1 (black and ivory pantsuit), 82.99.1 (pink and black gown), 80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress)

YSL+Halston_39 Left to right 82.99.1 (pink and black gown), 80.128.10 (red white stripe dress), 2014.38.2 (ivory evening dress), 2007.56.16 (ruffle top and black skirt), 91.185.2 (red strapless gown)

MinMax_03 Left to right 2014.38.2 (dress), 96.123.3 (top, pants), 2019.22.1 (dress)

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: Fall/Winter 1965-1966

Medium: Silk crepe, sequins, glass, silk thread, and metallic foil

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2014.38.2

DescriptionIvory strapless sheath style floor length evening dress in silk crepe, deep red beaded and embroidered edge band at neckline, along left faux wrap opening and hem with faceted glass beads, bugle beads, metallic foil bands, sequin bands and silk thread in a herringbone stripe pattern; shirring at front and back neckline; no side seams, back princess seams; internal boned corset with hook and eye closure at CF, plush pile band at CF flange edge; hidden metal zipper closing at dress CF, snap closure along left front neckline and extended tab, hooks and eyes at tab edge, fitted waistband like band at neckline; couture

Label Text:Yves Saint Laurent’s admiration for modernist painter Piet Mondrian was evident in his fall 1965 collection, inspired by the artist’s geometric abstractions. While beaded trim enhances the geometry of this gown, internal corsetry, which ensures that the dress hangs straight, belies its simple appearance. In 1965, Harper’s Bazaar lauded this collection for comprising “the dresses of tomorrow.”

Exhibitions:

Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes
Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s