PRS_015 Robe du soir, Yves Saint Laurent, 1997-1998
Just as cabochons adorn a crown, the faux gemstones embroi- dered on this sheath dress encircle the shoulders and set them off. Against a background imitating hammered gold, the polished stones create friezes of repeating motifs drawn from medieval and Renaissance decorative arts.
Yves Saint Laurent was not a big collector of medieval art, but the library of his Avenue Marceau studio reveals his fascination for the precious objects produced by the Goths in the first millennium.
Louvre Couture, Objets d'art, objets de mode
Musée du Louvre Paris
PRS_015 Robe du soir, Yves Saint Laurent, 1997-1998
Just as cabochons adorn a crown, the faux gemstones embroi- dered on this sheath dress encircle the shoulders and set them off. Against a background imitating hammered gold, the polished stones create friezes of repeating motifs drawn from medieval and Renaissance decorative arts.
Yves Saint Laurent was not a big collector of medieval art, but the library of his Avenue Marceau studio reveals his fascination for the precious objects produced by the Goths in the first millennium.
Louvre Couture, Objets d'art, objets de mode
Musée du Louvre Paris