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A PINK SILK TAFFETA CHINÉ GOWN
Lot 92

A PINK SILK TAFFETA CHINÉ GOWN

YVES SAINT LAURENT FOR CHRISTIAN DIOR, 1956

Closed1 December 2011

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A PINK SILK TAFFETA CHINÉ GOWN
YVES SAINT LAURENT FOR CHRISTIAN DIOR, 1956
woven with blousy roses, with wrap-around sash and puff-ball skirts
labelled Christian Dior Boutique, stamped 1999203, with paper tag 54-7a, Catwalk Model 'Rosée'

Specialist note

Compare Dior, Francois Giroud, Sacha van Dorssen, Éditions du Regard, 1987, pages 236-7, entitled 'Istambul or Sherezade.

This gown was shown on the Haute Couture catwalk, but was never produced as such but went to the boutique ateliers as a prototype.