For his spring 1971 collection, Yves Saint Laurent was inspired in part by childhood memories of his mother’s dress in 1940s Algeria — and also by the flea market clothes sported by his coterie of female friends, such as Paloma Picasso and Donna Jordan. This fur coat, with its broad padded shoulders and bright green hue, was a standout piece. But the collection — which is sometimes titled “Libération” — was lambasted by the press. France-Soir called it “Une grand farce,” London’s Guardian “a tour-de-force of bad taste.” The “bad taste” was in reviving the styles of a period of hardship and occupation in France — many saw the clothes as echoing the dress of the Vichy period, and France’s collaboration with the Nazis following the Armistice of June 1940. Despite the outcry, the collection’s emphatic shoulders and platform shoes proved highly influential.⠀.⠀.⠀.⠀#valerydemure #jewellery #fashionjewelry #finejewellery #contemporarydesign #jewelry #luxury #objetdemotion #handmade #instagood #designerjewellery #fashionjewellery #jewellerycollector #jewel #jewels #artisan #craftsmanship