Fashion Nerds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Ensemble

spring/summer 1970

Materials

a,c) wool, silk, plastic; b) silk, plastic; d) wool

House / label

Yves Saint Laurent

Collection

spring/summer 1970

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2006.420.70a–d

Behind the design

The Met describes this Spring/Summer 1970 couture ensemble as an early example of the romantic historical references that expanded in the following decade.

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