2022.65.24

Images (4)

From left to right: pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

Cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (left, 71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (right, 2022.65.24)

From left to right: jacket by Helmut Lang, c.1999 (2023.27.3); dress by Susan Cianciolo, 2006 (2015.41.2); man's jacket by Jean Paul Gaultier, fall 1988 (P88.76.6); pink evening gown, c.1932 (81.159.1); black dress, c.1927 (81.159.2); cocktail suit by Adrian, c.1950 (71.220.1); set by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, summer 1992 (2022.65.24)

Object: Set

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

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: Summer 1992

Medium: Cotton and acrylic

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Joy Venturini Bianchi

Object number: 2022.65.24

DescriptionPantsuit: Red / orange cotton blend matelassé bolero jacket, cutaway midriff, short puffy sleeves gathered at shoulders, pink lining; Matching red / orange cotton blend matelassé pants, waistband, side zip, two front pockets

Label Text:Yves Saint Laurent was an early and outspoken advocate for women in pants, and tailored pantsuits became a signature of his work. Yet the designer also excelled at making sleeves, frequently reworking classic shapes into new variations. Here, a modified leg-of-mutton—gathered and truncated above the elbow—defines the suit.

In Collection(s)

1990s

Exhibitions:

Statement Sleeves