
The level of quality in this piece is clear the fur is extremely supple and soft. Such a rarity to find in such pristine condition It is insanely current with its easy-to-wear style yet dramatic silhouette.

Reference pictures: Patrick Bertrand for LOfficiel Paris and Jean. Breathtaking Yves Saint Laurent Fourrures genuine black glossy broadtail fur jacket from his iconic 1976 Fall/Winter Russian collection. The belt features two long black and metallic gold twisted cords with tassels and is lined in tan leather. “He wanted to assimilate Asian symbolism to reveal to a European audience,” says Samuel. Made of black woven textile with decorative metallic gold cording and leather edges. For example, by dressing women in Mughal prince robes and turbans adorned with a sarpech jewel that were traditionally the attire of powerful men, Saint Laurent was re-contextualising traditional dress and thus empowering women. Saint Laurents 'Russian Collection' was, like Diors 'New Look,' a dramatically anachronistic evocation of the past. With this full-skirted gown she veered from the columnar silhouette that she found so flattering to her attenuated frame. Everything about this piece embraces YSLs pure genius. The Russian Collection was thought to have influenced fashion globally, and Yves Saint-Laurent himself considered it to be his most beautiful collection to. Detail: A beautiful and minimalist vintage Yves Saint Laurent classic cape from the hugely collectable Russian collections of 1976-7. 70s green YSL cape from the collectable YSL Russian collection. Select from 4284 premium Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture. Upstairs in the India section of the exhibition, Samuel is keen to emphasise the subversive nature of Saint Laurent’s method of extrapolating from cultures. Saint Laurents evening gown from his 'Russian Collection' is a relatively rare style for Mrs. Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Russian Cape from 1976. Find Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images.

For example, he knew the difference between a Han and Manchu garment.” This is evident in details such as the brocade of a fur-trimmed gold jacket mimicking the exact pattern of a Han dynasty jade vase or the shape of a blue and white Ming vase echoing in a 1983 embroidered qipao dress. “He knew the culture, the history, the objects – sometimes it’s the motif or the design that inspired him, sometimes it’s the shape. We’re immersed into a sumptuous display of pieces from the Chinese collection that sit alongside Asian artefacts to emphasise the fact that Saint Laurent was a true connoisseur of the cultures that he was paying tribute to, explains curator of the exhibit Aurélie Samuel. Covering this seminal Chinese collection, as well as a collation of examples that show Asia – or more specifically China, India and Japan – as an ongoing source of inspiration for the French couturier, it begins with the theme of Imperial China.
