Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture, automne-hiver 1967-1968

Lacking some of the pearlised feather shaped sequins from the upper yoke area of the dress, approx 4 missing from the front but largely missing from the back. Missing approx 30 crystal edging beads from left armhole front and back, missing and approx 35 from the right armhole. The larger patches of missing beads are on the upper areas of the shoulder straps. Rhinestone studs over the yoke area are present – no immediate losses. Sequins over the main body of the dress are good, cigaline lining is good b.81cm, 32in, no 016813
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Modèle comparable reproduit dans:
Pierre Bergé, Yves Saint Laurent, l'oeuvre intégral, Haute Couture 1962-2002, Editions de la Martinières, boîte 1, planche 8/10, folio 168. 
Diana Vreeland, Yves Saint Laurent, MMA, 1983, p. 125. 

Broderie comparable reproduite dans:
Palmer White, Lesage, Maître brodeur de la Haute Couture, Editions du Chêne, Paris, 1994, p. 112.