Choker

Designer Yves Saint Laurent French, born Algeria

1971

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Title: Choker
Designer: Yves Saint Laurent (French (born Algeria) Oran 1936–2008 Paris)
Date: 1971
Culture: French
Medium: plastic (vinyl), silk, metal
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, 1974
Object Number: 2009.300.5851
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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