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Design House Yves Saint Laurent French
 Designer Yves Saint Laurent French, born Algeria

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For the formal dinner gala held to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary, Mrs. Kempner selected a white satin column by her favorite designer. As "I'm spoiled when it comes to clothes," she is quoted as saying in W for November 17, 1972. "I love comfort, great fit, simplicity, and things well made." This gown in heavy and lustrous satin epitomizes the Kempner style. It has the ease of a shirtwaist dress, its wrapped closure anchored by a large pearl button. Playing on imagery of the sea inspired by this detail, Mrs. Kempner accessorized with an evening clutch embellished with coral branches.

Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French

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Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French
Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French
Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French
Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French
Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French
Ensemble, Yves Saint Laurent (French, founded 1961), a) silk, pearl; b) silk, leather, metal, crystal; c) cotton, coral, crystal, metal, leather; d) silk; e) metal, pearl, crystal, glass, coral, rhinestones, French

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