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Cocktail Dress with Asymmetrical Trim

Yves Saint LaurentSpring/summer 1988

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) founded his maison de couture in 1962 and, along with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior, is considered to be the most important fashion designer of the second half of the 20th century. Many of his inventions have written fashion history. He dedicated his 1988 summer collection, with brilliantly embroidered pieces, to artists George Braque and Vincent van Gogh. Spanish prototypes were the inspiration for the cocktail dress shown here. Asymmetrical lines and densely ruffled valances at the neckline and hem offer the dress a highly dramatic effect. The smooth, close-fitting bodice, with long narrow sleeves meets a wide skirt hat is severely ruffled at the waist. This effect is incorporated and amplified by the valances at the low neckline and hem. The dress was presented by the model known as Naomi.

Details

  • Title: Cocktail Dress with Asymmetrical Trim
  • Creator: Yves Saint Laurent
  • Creator Lifespan: 1.8.1936 - 1.6.2008
  • Creator Nationality: French
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: Spring/summer 1988
  • Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
  • Provenance: 2003 Kamer/Ruf collection; 1992 Charity auction, Paris, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Proof of manufacture: Grey on white woven label: Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, Made in France, stamped number: 62417
  • Place of origin: Paris, France
  • Length: Fl. 93 cm, bl. 114 cm
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
  • Type: Dress
  • External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
  • Medium: Silk mix bengaline fabric in rep weave, silk voile, cotton tulle

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