Lot 71
71
An afternoon ensemble of beige wool, comprising a knee-length sleeveless dress with gilt metal button detailing to straps and a double-breasted coat with matching buttons and belt to back, fastening with buttons around the waist, lined with beige silk, labelled YVES ST LAURENT, PARIS, and additional hand written label PE 1966 PAULE de M, First Years; complete with two orginal black and white photographs of Mme de Mérindol modelling the ensemble, each stamped on the reverse 'La publication de de document est formellement interdite avant le 28 Fev 1966, YVES SAINT LAURENT, 30 bis, rue Spontini, Paris 16e'
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more The following lots are the property of Comtesse Paule de Mérindol, formerly a model for Chanel, who then modelled Yves Saint Laurent's early collections between 1962 and 1966. Comtesse de Mérindol was presented with two creations from each of the collections for every year that she worked with Yves Saint Laurent.
An afternoon ensemble of beige wool, comprising a knee-length sleeveless dress with gilt metal button detailing to straps and a double-breasted coat with matching buttons and belt to back, fastening with buttons around the waist, lined with beige silk, labelled YVES ST LAURENT, PARIS, and additional hand written label PE 1966 PAULE de M, First Years; complete with two orginal black and white photographs of Mme de Mérindol modelling the ensemble, each stamped on the reverse 'La publication de de document est formellement interdite avant le 28 Fev 1966, YVES SAINT LAURENT, 30 bis, rue Spontini, Paris 16e'

Details
An afternoon ensemble of beige wool, comprising a knee-length sleeveless dress with gilt metal button detailing to straps and a double-breasted coat with matching buttons and belt to back, fastening with buttons around the waist, lined with beige silk, labelled YVES ST LAURENT, PARIS, and additional hand written label PE 1966 PAULE de M, First Years; complete with two orginal black and white photographs of Mme de Mérindol modelling the ensemble, each stamped on the reverse 'La publication de de document est formellement interdite avant le 28 Fev 1966, YVES SAINT LAURENT, 30 bis, rue Spontini, Paris 16e'
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Exhibited
The Yves St Laurent Exhibition held at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from December 14, 1983 to September 2, 1984
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Sale room notice
The photograph illustrated on the top right of page 11 is lot 71 and wrongly numbered as 76.

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