Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior
Silk faille cocktail dress, ca. 1959–60
silk faille
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This cocoa-brown silk faille cocktail dress with its jaunty, oversized bow and knee-length, tulip-shaped skirt probably dates to 1959 or 1960. In 1960, American Vogue illustrated several copies of cocktail...
This cocoa-brown silk faille cocktail dress with its jaunty, oversized bow and knee-length, tulip-shaped skirt probably dates to 1959 or 1960. In 1960, American Vogue illustrated several copies of cocktail dresses by the house that feature bows at the shoulders, back, upper bodice and skirt. Label: “Christian Dior / PARIS / 15040”
A nearly identical dress in anthracite taffeta with shorter sleeves and a second bow at the left hip sold at auction in the Collection Didier Ludot Mon défilé secret, Christie’s-Artcurial, January 26, 2023, lot 46.
Very good to excellent condition.
