Ensemble
1976 {Opéras – Ballets Russes collection, autumn-winter 1976–77}
Medium
silk, metallic thread, velvet, elastic, leather
Measurements
(a) 57.0 cm (centre back) 55.0 cm (sleeve length) (blouse)
(b) 107.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 9.0 × 161.0 cm (belt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018
© Yves Saint Laurent, Paris
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
(a) label, left seamline, woven in grey on white silk: MADE IN FRANCE / YVES SAINT LAURENT / PARIS 40353
(b) embossed and printed in gold ink on reverse: SAINT LAURENT / rive gauche / MADE IN FRANCE
Accession Number
2017.1337.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Silk chiffon blouse with wide elasticised neckline and long billowing sleeves features blue, pink, black, purple print with gold metallic detail through the weave. This is worn with a green silk skirt with an attached purple silk underskirt. The wide waistband is made of black velvet. The hem of the skirt if trimmed in black velvet. A leather belt with tassels is worn over the waistband.