Mondrian dress
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The Mondrian dress is a 1965 Yves Saint Laurent shift dress famous for its bold, color-blocked pattern inspired by the abstract paintings of Piet Mondrian, and is considered an icon of 20th-century fashion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1960s fashion icon
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dress ⓘ fashion design ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
art-to-wear
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high fashion ready-to-wear ⓘ |
| associatedDesignerHouse | Yves Saint Laurent couture house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | day dress ⓘ |
| closure | back zipper ⓘ |
| collection | Yves Saint Laurent Autumn–Winter 1965 collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black
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blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | carefully pieced wool jersey panels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Yves Saint Laurent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of 20th-century fashion
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landmark of ready-to-wear couture hybridization ⓘ symbol of the fusion of art and fashion ⓘ |
| designer | Yves Saint Laurent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fashionEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstShownIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShownSeason | Autumn–Winter 1965 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | canonical piece in fashion history textbooks ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
art-inspired couture collections
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later color-blocked fashion designs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
De Stijl movement
NERFINISHED
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Piet Mondrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | Piet Mondrian’s abstract grid paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | above-the-knee ⓘ |
| material | wool jersey ⓘ |
| mediaRecognition | widely reproduced in fashion magazines in the mid-1960s ⓘ |
| movementAssociation |
minimalism in fashion
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modernism ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
NERFINISHED
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Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neckline | round neckline ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of fine art composition into garment design
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use of black bands to mimic Mondrian’s painted lines ⓘ |
| pattern |
color blocking
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geometric blocks ⓘ |
| silhouette | straight shift silhouette ⓘ |
| sleeveStyle | sleeveless ⓘ |
| style | shift dress ⓘ |
| visualEffect | painted-on appearance ⓘ |
| wornBy | 1960s fashion-conscious women ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1965 ⓘ |
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