suit

Yves Saint Laurent, Paris 1936 - 2008

Summary

Couture 2-piece suit in navy ribbed wool with cream facings to collar and revers; Short double breasted jacket with 2 pairs of gilt buttons, embossed like snakeskin; long sleeves with 3 smaller buttons; very large rounded revers and collar faced in cream, with a border of blue braid; woven label cb neck 'Yves Saint Laurent, Paris'; matching pencil skirt; both lined navy acetate; both with handwritten tape labels and small lead duty tokens. Inner handwritten catwalk labels with 'Kirot' referring probably to the film of 1983 directed by Arsenio Bautista and starring Estrella Estrada 11. Outfit made for Jerry Hall.