YVES SAINT LAURENT
Lot 314

YVES SAINT LAURENT

A PAIR OF RUSSIAN BOOTS

Closed16 September 2008

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GBP 2,750

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YVES SAINT LAURENT
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN BOOTS
1974, black suede with gilt leather appliqué
UK 7
Stamped in gilt

Specialist note

O'Keeffe, 'Shoes;'p335 for the same style.

The very Eastern decorative motif on these extraordinary boots presages Saint Laurent's revolutionary Russian Collection of 1976 by two years. His fascination with Russian art and design reappeared over and over in his collections throughout the rest of his design carerr.