Evening jacket

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

fall/winter 1979–80 · leather, fur, silk · Costume Institute

Since Mrs. Kempner often treated the components of couture designs as separate elements to be recomposed to her liking, she generally purchased ensembles with all their constituent parts. Designs with jackets or coats held a particular attraction for her and are well represented in her collections for day and for evening. Her selection of jackets suggests an alternate strategy as well as her interest in the utility of a beautiful element that could be paired with long and short skirts or pants. For example, Mrs. Kempner chose a representative piece from Saint Laurent's well-regarded "Picasso Collection"--a Harlequin patchwork with the moody cast of the artist's blue period.

Artist

Yves Saint Laurent|Yves Saint Laurent

Date

fall/winter 1979–80

Medium

leather, fur, silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Thomas L. Kempner, 2006