#Rive gauche meaning series#

#Rive gauche meaning series#

Over the course of a multi-page spread illustrated with a series of side-by-side comparisons, Saint Laurent explained that he was now designing his couture along the same lines as his ready-to-wear. The article’s title declared, “Yves Saint Laurent choisit le prêt à porter” (“Yves Saint Laurent chooses ready-to-wear” 2). In June of 1971, Yves Saint Laurent appeared in French ELLE flanked by models wearing nearly identical ensembles – one from his latest haute couture collection, and the other from his ready-to-wear line, Rive Gauche.

In couture you can’t play with clothes.” 1 With ready-to-wear you can play around with the many parts of clothes and change them. (right) Yves Saint Laurent ensemble, multi-color wool, silk, and fur, 1972, France, 95.58.1, Gift of Judith Rudner KesselĪs Saint Laurent himself explained in 1972, “What is modern in clothes today is to have a skirt, pants, shirt, sweater, coat, and raincoat and to mix everything… the parts of the mix cannot be expensive. Taxes and duties incurred on refused or unclaimed packages are not covered by Norwegian Rain.(left) Saint Laurent Rive Gauche sweater, camel wool and fur, 1973, France, 89.32.6, gift of Catherine Cahill Norwegian Rain does not cover any such taxes, duties or related charges. We are unable to calculate the exact amount in duties and taxes your order might incur, as these charges are imposed directly by the destination country and vary between countries. Your order may therefore be subject to local taxes and import duties, which are levied by your local customs authority or the used shipping carrier. countries not listed above), orders are shipped on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis, meaning that all taxes and duties are excluded in the final price. You will not owe any additional amount upon final delivery.įor deliveries to other countries (i.e. It is available in most outlets selling high-end waterproof outerwear / outdoor gear.įor orders shipped to the countries listed below, orders are shipped on a Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) basis, meaning all taxes and duties are included in the final price. One example is the area made up of the left bank of the Nervin and Ayala in the Basque Country. titre d'exemple, je citerai, au Pays basque, la rgion forme par la rive gauche du Nervin et Ayala. This is an eco friendly waterproofing/impregnation made especially for waterproof garments and it is easy to use. The lights shall be fixed: red lights on the right-hand bank and green lights on the left-hand bank. If you at any point feel the need to boost the water repellency of your coat we recommend the duo pack from NIKWAX. The Moscow also has the detachable wool shearling collar and hood that can be removed, but it also has wool shearling inside the coat that is fixed and therefore voulnerable for machine wash. The wool shearling can be hand-washed with wool detergent on low temperature (max 30 degrees celsius). Then all the general recommendations from the above section applies when cleaning the coat. Please remove this before cleaning the coat. S-Cape, M65 and Caban DB are constructed with a detachable wool shearling collar. It will destroy the membrane and the coat will no longer be waterproof.įor S-Cape, M65 and Caban Double Breasted the following instruction applies:

Important! Dry cleaning is NOT applicable on our garments. We recommend special detergent for waterproof outerwear (like NIKWAX), but also wool detergent can be used. It is all stated in the care label inside the coat. No bleach, no softener, no spin-drying/centrifugation and no tumble dry.

The garments can also be cleaned in the washing machine. In general, for all garments except the ones containing shearling the following machine wash instruction applies: This will not harm the fabric in any way, it removes oil based stains often found in food etc. Next step, should the above action fail, is to apply a wet cloth soaked in a mixture of washing up liquid and water. Our outer fabrics are water- and stain repellent, and stains can easily be removed by spot cleaning.