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And if you recognize any of these models then get this book. Feminine singular, available via acc art books starting may 1. In collaboration with fondation pierre bergeyves saint laurent. Shop the official online saint laurent store for a wide range of luxury handbags, ready to wear, shoes, leather goods and accessories. Founded by yves saint laurent and pierre berge in 1961, shortly after the young. Yves saint laurent the universe of fashion goodreads.
Drake describes this history in great detail, following the decadence of the 1970s along two divided paths. In this regard, ysl style is distinct from most fashion retrospectives, more introverted. Saint laurent fall 2017 readytowear collection vogue. Yves saint laurent was born on this day in 1936 in oran, algeria. His designs changed the course of fashion, introducing the concept of designer readytowear for a wider. The book is punctuated with writings from fashion journalist and saint laurent expert laurence benaim. Yves saint laurent is arguably the greatest fashion designer of the twentieth century. This fascination which has also led to her developing close ties with the designers foundation made her the perfect author for yves saint laurent. Pictures taken by the worlds leading fashion photographers trace the success of saint laurent s designs, which, since conquering the fashion world five decades ago, have caused sensation after sensation each year. He talked about exhibits of yves saint laurents fashion designs that he has organized, including paris.
Legendary fashion designer yves saint laurents reputation precedes himbut. He shocked the industry assoulines new book celebrates. The musee yves saint laurent paris will be devoting a special exhibition to betty catroux, fashion icon and yves saint laurent s female double. The latter book shows much more final work, more photographs than drawings. Yves saint laurents lasting impact on fashion is being cemented in a sleek new tome dedicated to the late designers most iconic works. Originally published in 1988, the book traces the success of saint laurents haute couture and readytowear designs from 1962 to 1988 through the lens of the worlds leading fashion photographers, including richard avedon, helmut newton, william klein, and more. Mar 18, 2010 yves saint laurent, the first comprehensive retrospective of his lifes work, will accompany an exhibition of some 250 garments from the collection of the fondation pierre bergeyves saint laurent at the petit palais in paris. This retrospective book is the first to cover the forty years of yves saint laurent and highlights the inventive character of the designers work. Yves saint laurent by farid chenoune, florence muller. This book is testament to the brilliant legacy yves saint laurent left behind. All bout yves saint laurent fashion history book photos refinery29.
Yves saint laurent chenoune, farid, muller, florence. With esteemed fashion journalist and saint laurent expert laurence benaim, assouline has curated the 100 most iconic signature pieces from yves saint laurent s fortyyear oeuvre, from the very first looks that appeared on the runway in his eponymous debut collection in january 1962 following his departure from dior, to his final couture. Pictures taken by the worlds leading fashion photographers trace the success of saint laurents designs, which, since conquering the fashion world five decades ago, have caused sensation after sensation each year. Over 160 of his finest designs and accessories, all taken from the fondation pierre bergaa yves saint laurent collection, are presented.
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Yves saint laurent and highlights the inventive character of the designeras work. Shortly after, out of the 60s and into the 70s, a young yves saint laurent found himself thrust into the spotlight. The pieces displayed in the exhibition come from a major donation betty catroux has made to the. The view is of saint laurent as an artist, like a painter in working in a studio rather than a figure in the glamorous world of celebrity and commerce. If you are a fan of yves saint laurent, and his work especially around that period of fashion during the 8089 years, when not only yves saint laurent but karl lagerfeld for chole, mugler, montana, etc, had.
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