Evening dress
Following his first successful "Trapèze" collection for Dior in 1958, Saint Laurent remained committed to a new shape for garments in subsequent seasons. The ballooning back drapery of this evening dress offers a counterpoint to the more conventional fitted silhouette of the front. The juxtaposition of volume creates a slimming effect, while still incorporating the sacque-back, an "au courant" design element of the late 1950s.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening dress
- Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1946)
- Designer: Attributed to Yves Saint Laurent (French (born Algeria) Oran 1936–2008 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1959
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Lauren Bacall, 1967
- Object Number: 2009.300.425
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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