All about Yves: a new book charts Saint Laurent’s most iconic looks, How To Spend It Online (UK), May 2020.
In order to recreate the solid colors bordered by black lines, the squares were inlaid and combined from inside the dress, rendering the seams invisible to the naked eye.
I wanted the costumes to have the same colors as the cathedral’s stained glass windows, and I drew on Mondrian for Phoebus’s costume.
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The shape was reminiscent of Russian However, the cocktail dresses were what really caused a stir in the 1965 collection. I loved the images and am not sure why people were complaining.
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He was also one of the first couturiers to design for fast fashion, creating a tuxedo for French mass-market retailer La Redoute in 1996.
A real pioneer, Yves Saint Laurent was the only fashion designer of his generation to systematically archive his work, beginning with the founding of the couture house.
He devised this movement with Theo Van Doesburg (1883-1931) in 1917. His designs changed the course of fashion, introducing the concept of designer ready-to-wear for a wider clientele. Yves Saint Laurent: The Scandal Collection, 1971 offers a behind-the-scenes look at the influential collection that “drew fire in the fashion world”—from the collection’s inspiration to the press coverage that followed. I think this is the only book I have ever returned after purchasing.
Add to Cart Nestled in linen clamshell presentation cases, these books attract collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. What are you waiting for?Enter the world of Mehndi art! As soon as it was presented, the collection was incredibly successful. A must for fashion and costume students.
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Alongside preparations for the Autumn-Winter 1965 collection, Yves Saint Laurent was working on his fourth collaboration with the choreographer Roland Petit, who asked him to design costumes for his ballet Saint Laurent drew inspiration from Piet Mondrian’s paintings when designing the costumes of Phoebus and the soldiers.
We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Ahead of his time, he created feminine versions of masculine styles such as the pinstriped pantsuit, the Saharienne khaki safari jacket and Le Smoking tuxedo, and introduced scandalous ideas such as see-through blouses and the daring Opium perfume, whose titillating name and early advertisements were met with shock.
Born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, in 1872, Piet Mondrian studied fine arts in Amsterdam from 1892 to 1895. With esteemed fashion journalist and Saint Laurent expert Laurence Benaïm, Assouline has curated the 100 most iconic signature pieces from Yves Saint Laurent’s forty-year 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 presentation upon his retirement in 2002.The newest addition to Assouline’s exclusive Ultimate Collection of handcrafted volumes, Assouline’s Ultimate Collection is an homage to the art of luxury bookmaking.
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