"Babylone"
Object type: Evening coat
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: Yves Saint Laurent|House of Dior
Artist bio: French (born Algeria) Oran 1936–2008 Paris|French, founded 1947
Artist role: Designer|Design House
Artist nationality: French, born Algeria|French
Date: fall/winter 1958–59
Medium: silk
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, 1962
Accession year: 1962