Rare c1970 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ostrich Feather Coat designer-michaele-vollbracht He is considered one of

He is considered one of the great American couturiers and his gowns reflect this in terms of construction and quality

and skirtsóa step on from the free-flowing plissÈs of his Summer collection

This is an extraordinary and early black label Ceil Chapman and is really an exceptional example of her earlier pieces

† It is not super fitted so may have been a maternity jacket

I have seen these in shorter lengths but this is the first I have seen to have this amazing skirt to the floor

Rare c1970 Yves Saint Laurent Black Ostrich Feather Coat designer-michaele-vollbracht He is considered one ofYves Saint Laurent feather coats are rare but the ones that are made from the ostrich feathers rather then the more typically seen down feather ones are the holy grail. This one, in black, in especially wonderful and a very rare find. A similar version in black and white resides in the Museum of Bath and was displayed in 2013 in the exhibit "50 Fabulous Frocks". There is also a photo showing Yves with ballerina Margot Fonteyn who owned the museum