Lot 31
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture/Paris Launch Show, Fall/Winter 1983
Sale 962 - Luxe Holiday: Couture & Luxury Accessories
Dec 1, 2021 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$300 - $500

Sold for $250

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture/Paris Launch Show, Fall/Winter 1983

Quoted from Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris:

"On July 28, 1983, the fashion show for the Autumn-Winter collection ended with the model Mounia wearing a feathered wedding gown and bearing the fragrance Paris, which would later be launched on December 4."

271 images of the Fall/Winter 1983 collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Paris fragrance launch including models Rebecca Ayoko, Nicole Dorier, and of designer Yves Saint Laurent with Mounia.
Location: Hôtel Inter-Continental
Color print images on Kodak Photo Paper kept in a leather photo album.

Approximate Measurements:
Photo Length: 7"
Photo Width: 4.75"
Book Length: 14.75"
Book Width (open): 28.5"
Property from the Collection of Dominique Riviere, New York, New York
Condition Report
Condition:

The overall condition is very good as all the images have been in protective covered pages though the album center rings are inoperable, not closing but staying open.

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