'Rive Gauche' literally meaning ‘left bank’ in French was the name of the first YSL ready-to-wear offering situated in a former antiques store in the student-dominated area of the Seine’s Left Bank. YSL the pioneer of the modern aesthtic for womenswear was dedicated to making a statement about female empowerment through fashion and that is very apparent in this utterly modern peice. This fine knit, cropped top from the boutique itself is so effotlessly contemporary and intricate, it looks as though it could have been picked up at the Bond street store today.