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Lot 8

Four Piece Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Peasant Ensemble, 1970s

Lot 8

Four Piece Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Peasant Ensemble, 1970s

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Estimate$1,000 – $2,000

Status

Closed

Four Piece Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Peasant Ensemble, 1970s

This ensemble includes four pieces.

Black cotton crinkle crepe A-line blouse with jewel neckline and gathered sleeves, black cotton twill weave corselet with thin shoulder straps and front lace up with laces, black cotton canvas waist cinch with leather backing and red ricrac trim, and yoked gathered skirt trimmed in red ricrac and red and green webbed ribbon.
Label: Saint Laurent / Rive Gauche
Size Label: 40 Blouse & Corselet / 38 Skirt
Style/Serial No.: 012 040410 Skirt

Approximate Measurements:
BLOUSE
Shoulders: 17.5"
Chest: 41"
Waist: 45"
Hips: 51"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 24"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28.5"

CORSELET
Shoulders: 13.5"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 25.5"
Hips: 40.5"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 22"

WAIST CINCH:
Waist: 27"
Hips: 31"
Length: 6.5"

SKIRT
Waist: 24"
Hips: 46"
Length (side waist band to hem): 38"

Property from the Estate of Martha Smith Simpson, Lake Forest, Illinois

Condition:

The overall condition is very good structurally though the blouse has some light white markings on the front left hemline, the corselet has a grommet loose on the bottom right front, the waist cinch has some very minor scratches on the front hook closures and some minor lightening, the skirt has some light soiling on the front right side near the side seam and faint white markings on the back right with some overall lightening of the black fabric. The skirt waistband has a very small wear spot on the center back along the folded edge.

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Timothy Long

Director, Senior Specialist, Couture & Luxury Accessories

timothylong@hindmanauctions.com 312.334.4222

Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

Michael Hall

Cataloguer, Couture & Luxury Accessories

michaelhall@hindmanauctions.com 312 280 1212

Spring Fashion: A Century of Couture

Four Piece Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Peasant Ensemble, 1970s

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