Sketch
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2018.6.12.11.FA.GR.1960.FRAuthor:
Yves SAINT-LAURENT (French, 1936 - 2008)Description
Fashion drawing by Yves SAINT LAURENT for Christian Dior for the Autumn-Winter 1960-1961 collection which was the last collection SAINT LAURENT did for the Haute Couture Fashion House.The face of the sketch depicts two women facing forward. One has a jacket with four buttons and elbow-length sleeves. The jacket has a fringed collar and a fringed bottom. She is wearing a skirt and a beaded necklace. Next to her, the other woman wears a coat with the same fringed collar and bottom. The coat however only has three buttons. One the back of the sketch, a woman is wearing a suit jacket with a single button and a knee length skirt. This suit is probably a preparatory drawing for the “Café de Flore” suit.
These sketches are done by pencil.
Material
PaperOrigin
1960 Paris, FranceDimensions
Length : 12 cmHeight : 32 cm