Yves Saint Laurent fashion auctioned off

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A month after the death of Yves Saint Laurent, Christie's isauctioning seven pieces of the legendary French fashion designer'sclothing and jewelry representing nearly every decade of hiscareer.

The items at the July 2 auction include a 1958 cocktail dress forDior and a 1970s Rive Gauche camel cable-knit sweater trimmed infox fur similar to one Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wore.

"What's exciting about the collection is that you see theprogression of his career. He was a real style-setter," saidChristie's couture specialist Laura Leyfer.

Saint Laurent died on June 1 at age 71. Considered one of the mostinfluential designers of the 20th century, his creations - frompop-art print mini-dresses to peasant skirts and elegant pantsuits- endure to this day.

The cable-knit sweater - with a pre-sale estimate of 250 to 400U.S. dollars - is a version of one Onassis was often photographedwearing, a style she owned in several colors, according toChristie's auction catalog.

All of the items are in excellent condition and are relativelyinexpensive because they aren't new designs and have been worn,Leyfer said Friday. "That's part of the appeal and it's whatmakes it a collectible," she said.

Another item for sale is a dusty pink layered tulle evening dresswith metallic pink and silver embroidery, which Saint Laurentdesigned for Dior in 1958. It's could fetch 1,000 to 1,500 dollars.

The costume jewelry includes a floral gold-tone metal and crystalstone necklace from 1990, estimated to sell for 1,000 to 1,500dollars, and a hammered gilt-metal "ethnic" necklace fromthe 1970s that could bring 600 to 800 dollars.

The sale also includes pieces from other designers includingChristian Lacroix, Thierry Mugler, Balenciaga and Gianni Versace.

(Source: chinadaily.com.cn)