78.85.3

Images (4)

Power_Mode_01 Left to right 73.6.335 (jacket), 2016.5.1 (suit), 78.85.3 (coat), 95.102.2 (uniform), 85.74.6 (uniform), 2010.62.1 (ensemble), 90.171.5 (uniform)

Paris Refashioned_45 Left to right 77.57.3 (leather coat), 77.57.4 (coat), 78.85.3 (blue coat)

Paris Refashioned_44 Left to right 77.183.1 (coat), 77.21.4 (yellow coat), 78.85.3 (blue coat)

Object: Coat

Brand: Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: 1966

Medium: Wool twill and gold metal

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Doris Strakosch

Object number: 78.85.3

DescriptionNavy blue woolen twill double breasted coat; slightly open neck with peter pan collar; long sleeves with top seam has one button at back wrist slit; raised waist has 4.5 cm. half belt across back with button at either end; under arm panel seaming with seam pockets in front; taffeta lined five sets of buttons; couture

Label Text:Yves Saint Laurent began experimenting with military elements during the mid-1960s. The dark blue, double-breasted coat quickly became one of his signature styles. Originally inspired by the naval “peacoat” worn by sailors to keep warm, the recognizable dark blue coat punctuated by gold-tone buttons has become a fixture of fashionable wardrobes.

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
Power Mode