Summer suit
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2020.3.30.4ab.CW.SU.C1970.FRAuthor:
House of Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)Description
2-piece white rayon crepe resort ensemble with stylized floral in brilliant hues, 1-shoulder top with ring and large self-tie at side, asymmetrical long wrap skirt gathered to waistband at side closure, trimmed in red passementerie.Material
Rayon crepeOrigin
circa 1970 Paris, FranceRelated person
House of Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961) (creator)Exhibitions History
• 2014.09.04–2015.10.30. ‘Rebellion in a Boudoir. The Fashion of the 1970s. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.• 2016.07.13–2016.10.16. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st Century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia.
• 2016.12.01–2017.11.01. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2017.06.02–2017.09.30. ‘The resort fashion. 150 years. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Palanga Resort museum, Lithuania.
• 2021.06.22–2021.09.19. ‘Reflecting the Sun. 150 years of Resort Fashion. In cooperation with Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Pärnu Museum, Pärnu, Estonia.
• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.