Documented Fall 1970 Yves Saint Laurent Brown Velvet Ultra Fine Corduroy Great Coat designer-jean-varon This sense of refinement is

This sense of refinement is a constant in Oscar's work and I particularly love the earlier examples of his work

sleeves and cuffs are finished with bead work that gives it the feel of the ribbed edging on a sweater

The cut of the innermost piece is wonderful - it nips in at the waist with a flared skirt that has an almost exaggerated line to it

A version of this one in orange resides in the Museum of Decorative Arts

Documented Fall 1970 Yves Saint Laurent Brown Velvet Ultra Fine Corduroy Great Coat designer-jean-varon This sense of refinement isThis is from the fall 1970 Rive Gauche collection and is very early example of his ready to wear. It also has a bit of infamy because it's twin was a photoed on Catherine Deneuve for Vogue that season. That photo of her has become one of her most iconic. It is also found in many books on his work and on her and I have included one here. In our hunt for documentation on this piece we also found two other editorial photos where it was used showing its