The pristine, redtinted concrete paths will now be used by hundreds of thousands of curious visitors as opposed to dozens of insider houseguests. This retrospective book is the first to cover the forty years of yves saint laurent and highlights the inventive character of the designers work. The style guide to yves saint laurent share this article. A fashion insiders guide to marrakech all the reasons. Fashion anarchist and feminist yves saint laurent dressed his muses in tuxedos, trousers, and seethrough blouses. Though its not the first to pay homage to the legendary designer, the new book offers a unique look inside saint laurents world with a foreword. This definitive portrait of the creative genius who transformed fashion is the first major englishlanguage biography of yves saint laurent since his death in 2008, featuring exclusive interviews of those who knew him best, by one of the most respected names in french fashion. Yves saint laurent accessories is the first book to date to shed light on the breathtaking accessories created by one of the most influential fashion designers of. The algerianborn french prodigy started sketching clothes as a.
Founded in 1962 by yves saint laurent and his partner, pierre berge, the fashion house yves saint. Yves saint laurent revolutionized 20thcentury fashion. When he retired in 2002, he could look back over his years as a designer and, with perfect justification, claim not only that every major. Pierre berge is the cofounder of yves saint laurent couture house and president of fondation pierre berge yves saint laurent, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the fashion designer. Inside yves saint laurents home in marrakesh private.
From this point on, i will refer to the two books as ysl style pink book and ysl black book. Ysl is also famous for its dramatic eye makeup, including rich mascaras, bold eyeliners and smoky eyeshadows. In 1961, at the age of 25, he launched his own couture house. The latter book shows much more final work, more photographs than drawings.
Yves saint laurent was known to be a friend and mentor to the model, and even advocated for more black models to be featured on magazine covers, threatening to withdraw his advertising if he did not see any change. I found the font used by yves saint laurent vera humana 95. Named after its legendary founder, saint laurent has become one of the top luxury brands in the world. At 21, he was appointed head designer at christian dior. The french fashion designer yves henri donat mathieu saint laurent, who is better known worldwide as yves saint laurent, was born on 1 august 1936 and died june 1, 2008. I often wonder what yves saint laurent, who was born on this day in 1936, would think of the modern fashion world. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.
A dazzling portrait of yves saint laurent and his world of fashion over the last twentyfive years of his career, by legendary pioneer of backstage fashion photography, roxanne lowit. Get an insider look of what went on backstage at the yves saint laurent fall 2007 readytowear runway show. Yves saint laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance, and high fashion. From yves saint laurents revolutionary and enduringly popular tuxedo suit for. Hedi slimane lifts the lid on saint laurent fashion. Supermodels on their first catwalk vs today insider. From his early days in the studio of christian dior to his acclaimed haute couture collections of today, ysls touch remains unmistakable.
The exhibition is currently on its second stop, and only east coast venue the virginia museum of fine arts in richmond. The book showcases hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks, and set designs. In many other ways, ysl style likely falls short of ysl. Yves saint laurent reigns as one of the most influential and inspired designers in the world. Florence muller is a highly regarded fashion historian who has written extensively on yves saint laurent and other renowned designers. Find the latest selection of yves saint laurent instore or online at nordstrom.
He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers in the twentieth century. Yves saint laurent established his aesthetic mark via expensive, oneofakind couture clothes, but his legacy is largely based on affordable, massproduced, readyto wear fashions. His outfits made women feel more free and confident in themselves, helping many to realise that attractiveness does not just mean having a deep neckline and a narrow bodice. In collaboration with fondation pierre bergeyves saint laurent. Few designers have understood the female shape like yves saint laurent. Lhomme yves saint laurent by yves saint laurent for men. Yves saint laurent accessories fashion culture phaidon store. Legendary fashion designer yves saint laurents reputation precedes. The chicest insiders shopping guide to paris, france. See more ideas about saint laurent, yves saint laurent and fashion sketches. The new fragrance of freedom by yves saint laurent combines lavender essence from france with the sensuality of moroccan orange blossom, for a unique floral fusion complemented by a daring note of musk accord. 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. A mediumcoverage liquid lipstick that offers the megawatt shine of a lip gloss with the staying power of a lip stain. Decorator opts out of promo talk for controversial ysl book.
Get instant access to hundreds of videos, tutorials, exclusive articles and more. Loreal owns the beauty license to the brands sizable and reputable. Yves saint laurent came into his own right as a designer at the start of the 1960s, at the dawn of pop culture and when there was an unquenchable thirst for new ideas and designs. In 1953, three of his sketches were selected in a competition for adolescent fashion designers by the international wool secretariat, and laurent. Ten looks that defined yves saint laurent the new york times. Meghan markles gma style sends a message meghan markles. Yves saint laurent, who changed the color of couture. The bottle is a couture statement featuring a black asymmetric cap like a sexy couture dress. With a lightweight texture, glossy finish, and intense color, this revolutionary lip stain melts onto the lips, delivering lacquered shine that lasts. A year later, campbell walked in yves saint laurent s 1987 autumnwinter show, her first runway show as a model.
Black opium is the highly addictive feminine fragrance from yves saint laurent. It comes with a breakthrough, diamondshaped applicator to let you define your lips. Marrakech is a place both minimalist and ornate in style, and at the heart of this enchanting city is a people whose positive energy radiates a sense of. Fascinating and seductively intoxicating, the opening notes of adrenalinerich coffee and the sweet sensuality of vanilla recline into the softness of white flowers for a. Style foundation pierre berge yves saint laurent on. Shipping is always free and returns are accepted at any location. The homage, however, was more to the people inside the house than the building. The museum is housed in the private mansion at 5 avenue marceau where yves saint laurent worked from 1974 to 2002. Moto jacket 1006 this semifitted, unlined, moto style jacket will amp up any look with a cool vibe. Yves saint laurent was arguably the most famous and celebrated midcentury fashion designer in the world. Yves saint laurent, in full yveshenridonatmathieu saint laurent, born august 1, 1936, oran, algeriadied june 1, 2008, paris, france, french fashion designer noted for his popularization of womens trousers for all occasions after completing his secondary education in oran, algeria, saint laurent left for paris to pursue a career in designing theatrical costumes and womens. Yves saint laurent muller, florence chenoune, farid on.
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