72.81.13

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Paris Refashioned_24 Left to right 78.198.34 (black dress), 76.185.3 (metallic dress and jacket), 78.128.10 (black jacket and dress set), 77.176.5 (red suit), 86.142.2 (tan suit), 80.261.2 (red tweed ensemble), 69.161.26 (checked suit), 82.208.6 (brown dress), 72.81.13 (black and off white dress)

Object: Dress

Brand: Christian Dior (French, founded 1947)

Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (1936 - 2008)

Date: Fall/Winter 1959

Medium: Alpaca wool

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Doris Duke

Object number: 72.81.13

DescriptionBlack and cream alpaca wool dress with straight skirt and narrow waistband; sleeveless; collarless

Label Text:Saint Laurent’s use of color blocking enlivens the otherwise simple design of this shift dress. Over the course of his career, the couturier revisited several of his earliest design ideas. His continued interest in color blocking is best exemplified by his fall 1965 “Mondrian” collection.

Exhibitions:

Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968