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Evening dress

Design House Yves Saint Laurent French
Designer Yves Saint Laurent French, born Algeria
fall/winter 1969–70
Not on view
Diana Vreeland recalled of Saint Laurent, "He struck me right away as a person with enormous inner strength, determination and full of secrets. I think his genius is in letting us know one of his secrets from time to time." The sheer theatricality of this evening dress shows Saint Laurent at his most flamboyant and transfigurative.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening dress
  • Design House: Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961)
  • Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (French (born Algeria) Oran 1936–2008 Paris)
  • Date: fall/winter 1969–70
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: silk, bird-of-paradise feathers
  • Credit Line: Gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.619.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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