Yves saint laurent catalog of the exhibition held at the costume institute of the metropolitan museum of art, dec. 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 runway shows that blew everyone away with iman, pat cleveland, amalia, violetta,kirat, jerry hall, mounia, sayoko, anna bayle, sadiye, dalma, and others all superstar runway models. Tt 505 s24 f66 coloring book based on yves saint laurents drawings. The jewelbright case creates an eyecatching package for this treasure trove of hats, belts, gloves, jewellery and more.
A new book reveals why the troubled designer was drawn to his righthand womans moreismore style published. 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. The style guide to yves saint laurent share this article. In many other ways, ysl style likely falls short of ysl. For a more serious look and catalogue of yves work see the catalogue of the metropolitan museum design institute held in new york in 198384. When he came on the scene at dior and then started his own line, he quickly changed the way people regarded haute couture and the world of fashion itself. The musee yves saint laurent paris is a mustvisit for fashionistas when vacationing in france. The museum is housed in the private mansion at 5 avenue marceau where yves saint laurent worked from 1974 to 2002.
The brand has been considered as one of the worlds most prominent fashion house specifically for its modern and iconic pieces such as tuxedo jackets for women. After completing his secondary education in oran, algeria, saint laurent left for paris to pursue a career in designing theatrical costumes and womens fashions. The latter book shows much more final work, more photographs than drawings. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.
Sep 01, 2008 this volume is a beautiful and comprehensive tribute to the timeless style of yves saint laurent design. In just under 80 pages, berge shares vibrant photographs of the designers most important designs along with a personal text honoring his legacy. The seattle art museum presents yves saint laurent. Saint laurent was hired by christian dior at the age of 19, and named artistic director two years later, but his unstructured aline dresses were a shocking departure from diors house style. Pdf yves st laurent fashion download full pdf book download. Yves saint laurent style university of toronto libraries. The energetic sights and sounds of the fashion runway come to the virginia museum of fine arts this spring with yves saint laurent. From this point on, i will refer to the two books as ysl style pink book and ysl black book. Yves saint laurent metpublications the metropolitan. Yves saint laurents lasting impact on fashion is being cemented in a sleek new tome dedicated to the late designers most iconic works. Lutz%tveite4 of yves saint laurent hasthusbeenrenewedandacontemporaryidentityatonceforgedthrough innovativecollectionsthatmarryelegance,refinement.
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. The fashion books to read next style the sunday times. The impossible collection on his retirement in 2002, yves saint laurent said of his 50year career that his ambition had been to serve womens bodies, their gestures. At 17, he left for paris where he showed his drawings to michel.
After a sad childhood, saint laurent came to paris to. Further complicating the sketches situation is that the parisbased publisher bazar edition plans to release a book of saint laurents erotic drawings in the fall of 20 or in 2014. Saint laurent popularly known as saint laurent is a french luxury fashion house founded by yves saint laurent and his partner pierre berge in the year 1961. The yves saint laurent couture collection made its debut on 29th january 1962 and was hailed by life magazine as the best collection of suits since chanel. 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 of yves saint laurent is set to arrive in seattle. Yves saint laurent icons of fashion design, acclaimed by the critics as an intoxicating book remains the most attractive homage to the uncrowned king of haute couture. Coloring book based on yves saint laurent s drawings.
The perfection of style, showcasing highlights from the legendary designers 44year career. Abstruse, maybe, but also par for the course for any modern fashion designer. The great fashion designers, caroline rennolds milbank wrote, the most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twentyfive years, yves saint laurent can be credited with both spurring the coutures rise from its. Lutz%tveite4 ofyvessaintlaurenthasthusbeenrenewedandacontemporaryidentityatonceforgedthrough innovativecollectionsthatmarryelegance,refinement. The french luxury fashion house yves saint laurent, which is described as one of the great fashion names of the late 20th century and a brand with an. Yves saint laurent cofounder to sell off remainder of rare books collection. Jul 31, 2015 saint laurent was hired by christian dior at the age of 19, and named artistic director two years later, but his unstructured aline dresses were a shocking departure from diors house style. He is a regular contributor to vogue, purple magazine, ad, and the world of interiors. Swot analysis of yves saint laurent the french luxury.
The dinner, which was also attended by raymonde zehnacker and bernard buffet, was planned by marielouise bousquet, head of the french edition of harpers bazaar. Fashion historian and ysl expert florence muller traces saint laurents career, from aspiring designer to christian diors protege to director of his own fashion house from 1961 until 2002. May 06, 2017 the energetic sights and sounds of the fashion runway come to the virginia museum of fine arts this spring with yves saint laurent. Penned by the legendary designers partner, pierre berge, this compact tome is a powerful homage to the yves saint laurent empire. 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 change in womens dress had originated with him, but also that many current female attitudes were, in part, the result of his uncompromisingly bold. Throughout a narrative that reads as compellingly as fiction, the author analyzes the sociocultural events that shaped the paris fashion world. No only that, you also can read or download other free books on this blog, magazine and also co. Download yves saint laurent accessories ebooks for free. Yves saint laurent jacket fetches record 382,000 at auction in paris. Jul 09, 2015 on yves saint laurents death in 2008, jeanpaul gaultier said. Yves saint laurent page 2 of 4 fashion the guardian. Under the instruction of the formidable duo of saint laurent and berge, the ysl empire went from strength to strength.
Ten looks that defined yves saint laurent the new york times. Sep 22, 2016 yves saint laurent s lasting impact on fashion is being cemented in a sleek new tome dedicated to the late designers most iconic works. Yves henri donat matthieu saint laurent was born on august 1, 1936, in oran, algeria, to charles and lucienne andree mathieusaintlaurent. The book emphasizes the designers creative processhis inspirations, the conception and. As t profiles his latest successor, anthony vaccarello, ahead of his sophomore show for the house, here are 10 of his greatest hits. Yves saint laurent, french fashion designer noted for his popularization of womens trousers for all occasions. Saint laurent, along with coco chanel, perhaps the greatest fashion designer of the 20th century, was born 81 years ago today in algeria. Yves saint laurent accessories luxury fashion book offers unparalleled access to ysls highly confidential archives, this stunning fashion book is a rare treat for fashion lovers. Saint laurent strategic marketing audit by daisy zhang issuu. May 28, 2008 yves saint laurent s legacy as a king of fashion designers, who created a masterpiece of a brand, keeps growing. On yves saint laurents death in 2008, jeanpaul gaultier said. Yves saint laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance, and high fashion. Paris, france yves henri donat mathieu saint laurent was the founding figure for modernity in fashion.
Yves saint laurent was born in 1936 and grew up in oran, algeria. Over 160 of his finest designs and accessories, all taken from the fondation pierre bergeyves saint laurent collection, are presented. Certain qualities distinguish saint laurent handbags, such as sleek design, rich color, and supple materials, but other distinctions have become the brands elegant stockintrade. A spectacular visual journey through 40 years of haute couture from one of the bestknown and most trendsetting brands in fashion founded in 1962 by yves saint laurent and his partner, pierre berge, the fashion house yves saint laurent has for more than half a century been synonymous with excellence in modern and iconic style. Yves saint laurents legacy as a king of fashion designers, who created a masterpiece of a brand, keeps growing. Given the material that is covered by the private world of yves saint laurent and pierre berge, a reader might have expected this book to be one of the most fascinating interior design volumes issued in decades, and in this regard it does not disappoint. Though he has left us, his works will stay part of our lives. Here are more than 200 of his greatest designs, dramatically reproduced in colour and black and white.
Yves saint laurent and pierre berge met for the first time during a dinner at the cloche dor on the rue mansart a few days after saint laurent presented his collection for dior. The book emphasizes the designers creative processhis inspirations, the conception and fabric selection, the various stages of fitting and. The story behind yves saint laurent the style edit. He grew up in a villa by the mediterranean with his two younger sisters, michelle and brigitte. Yves saint laurent revolutionized 20thcentury fashion. The worlds most talented photographers and prestigious models grace the pages of this classic volume that celebrates yves saint laurents illustrious career, reprinted in a smaller format on the eve of his fortieth anniversary. The perfection of style by muller, florence, et al. One of the most distinctive and influential designers of the seco. Yves saint laurent is roxanne lowits personal photographic history of saint laurent, the man and the fashion, from 1978, the year she first met him, to the last show he gave in 2002. By transmuting fine art into fashion a game of modesty, the contrast between old and new, the boom of a soundtrack, a light bulb, the delicate exercise of the feminine form, is a snippet of kym ellerys exposition of her latest collection at paris fall 2016. Yves saint laurent coloring book by fondation pierre berge yves saint laurent.
So says yves saint laurent, the fashion designer who, for over a quarter of a century, has been hailed as a fashion geniusthe master of the streets of the world as diana vreeland puts it. Feb 17, 2017 yves saint laurent revolutionized 20thcentury fashion. This volume is a beautiful and comprehensive tribute to the timeless style of yves saint laurent design. 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. Yves henri donat mathieu saintlaurent is a french pied noir fashion designer, considered among the greatest of the 20th century. 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 change in. I found the font used by yves saint laurent vera humana 95. As a teen, he left for paris to work for designer christian dior and gained acclaim for his dress designs.
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