Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
(French, founded 1966)
Designer:
Yves Saint Laurent
(1936 - 2008)
Date: 1970
Medium: Multicolor velvet
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Blume
Object number: 76.201.2
DescriptionCommedia dell'Arte evening dress of pieced velveteen in deep blue, grey, dark red, dark yellow and brown; fitted, front lace bodice with deep square neck and elbow length balloon sleeve; calf length gored skirt
Label Text:Vogue described this velvet ensemble as “loaded with old world romanticism,” concluding that it was “rather Juliet.” The Juliet sleeve—named for Shakespeare’s famous protagonist—is made in two distinct parts, with a puff at the upper arm and a closely fitted forearm. Yves Saint Laurent’s use of contrasting fabrics highlights the sleeves’ construction.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
- Statement Sleeves
- Yves Saint Laurent + Halston: Fashioning the 70s