Yves Saint Laurent
Cocktail Dress

Cocktail Dress
Cocktail Dress
DesignerFrench, born Algeria, 1936–2008
Design houseFrench, established 1947
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Cocktail Dress
Date1959
PlaceParis, France
MediumSilk faille
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Costume Institute Founders' Fund
Object number86.684
Not on view

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Provenance[Mrs. Sukie Tomass, England]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition History"Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897–1997," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–April 20, 1997.

"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.

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