Coat
Brand
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
(French, founded 1966)
Designer
Yves Saint Laurent
(1936 - 2008)
Fall/Winter 1970-1971
Marabou feathers and silk
Museum purchase
Object number2014.36.1
In January 1971, Yves Saint Laurent showed a now infamous couture collection inspired by the fashions of the 1940s. This green maribou-feather coat is a Rive Gauche (YSL's ready-to-wear line) adaptation of the vibrant green fox fur version which had appeared in the couture collection.
DescriptionGreen marabou feather jacket; collarless, round neckline; open front, hook and eye closure at CF neck; rows of marabou feathers on spine hand stitched to olive green silk ground fabric, silk lining; voluminous, boxy silhouetteExhibitions