Suit

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.7.10.18ab.CW.SU.1988.FR
Author:
House of Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)
Description
Sequined satin cocktail ensemble. From Yves Saint Laurent Spring-Summer, 1988, Rive Gauche collection. The coloured satin panels adorned with contrasting sequined curlicues. The velvet breeches are with ribbon ties.

Yves Saint Laurent opened his Pret-a-Porter House YSL Rive Gauche in 1967 where he was starting to shift his focus from Haute Couture to Ready-to-wear.

 
Materials
Satin
Velvet
Sequins
Origin
1988 Paris, France

Exhibitions History
• 2018.09.20–2019.09.10. ‘Magicians of Parisian fashion. 1920–1999. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2026.04.26–2026.11.01. ‘Parisian style. 20th-century haute couture. Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Balmain, Givenchy. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural center-museum of Suvalkija (Sūduva) (Paežeriai Manor), Vilkaviškis district, Lithuania.