Evening dress

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

fall/winter 1969–70 · silk, bird-of-paradise feathers · Costume Institute

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.

Artist

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

Date

fall/winter 1969–70

Medium

silk, bird-of-paradise feathers

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983