Rare c.1969 Yves Saint Laurent Floral Cotton Canvas Brocade Spy Coat designer-hanae-mori He launched his atelier in

He launched his atelier in 1951 and though he was never a designer that was never formally given the status of being officially deemed a couture house he certainly produced clothing with many of the hallmarks that define couture

Every detail is perfect down to the hand embroidered buttons

Closes with a side

Cashmere Hermes pieces now would cost triple this price at least and sometime much much more

Rare c.1969 Yves Saint Laurent Floral Cotton Canvas Brocade Spy Coat designer-hanae-mori He launched his atelier inThis wonderful coat is an exceptional piece of the early work that Yves was doing for his Rive Gauche line. This is from the time period of those very first few years of the label and it is wonderful to have it come into the shop. I found a shot of Jane Birkin that appeared ion the March 1969 issue Vogue and the coat is strikingly similar in cut and line. In 1969, Yves was quoted as saying; "My dream is to make things that can be mixed together; a