1936-2008 Yves Saint Laurent

[BerlinRocks]

YSL: On stage, screen and music hall


The little black dress looks as prissy and pristine as when it covered Catherine Deneuve's sensual passion in "Belle de Jour." But those shoes! Surely the Luis Buñuel movie of 40 years ago is famous to fashionistas for black patent silver-buckle shoes?
Yet the film running on video beside the costume exhibit proves that the Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent foundation got it right. Deneuve changed her Roger Vivier shoes for higher-heeled pumps in the erotic scene where she strokes her blind husband after her return from prostituting herself.
Deneuve herself was present Wednesday at the opening of "Yves Saint Laurent: Théâtre, Cinéma, Music-Hall, Ballet" (until Jan. 27).
Exquisite sketches from the master's hand and walls of vintage photographs show the Art Deco-style gowns that Saint Laurent created for the French performer Arletty; while the couturier is photographed in his shy and spindly youth with the dancer Zizi Jeanmaire and the legendary costume and set designer Erté, as Romain de Tirtoff was known.
Betty Catroux, part of the YSL extended "family," alongside the onetime culture minister Jack Lang, gazed at vast sugar pink plumes wafting overhead, while Jeanmaire's famous (or should that be infamous?) feather dance filled the nearby screen. The sequined minidress she wore in 1962 proved how Saint Laurent predated the style of "Swinging London."
The couturier and costumier was not present at the opening night as he is now confined to a wheelchair. So Pierre Bergé showed guests around the exhibition and was host of the party.
Historic names like Jean Cocteau and Christian Bérard pop up in the show, but the latter only as the originator of the set of Cocteau's "The Two-Headed Eagle" (L'Aigle à deux Têtes) which Saint Laurent restaged in 1978. His extravagant design of a gilded carved eagle and Byzantine costumes for the queen are the focus of the exhibition's second room.
Fascinating as the drawings and costumes are, the real surprise comes in the catalogue, which lists just how many productions Saint Laurent has done: 13 plays from 1964 to 1983; eight ballets in 14 years; 10 music hall productions, including one for France's perennial rocker Johnny Hallyday; and 10 movies, from "Belle de Jour" to Luc Besson's "Subway" (1985) with Isabelle Adjani.
As Deneuve put it: "Yves's theatrical sensitivity is so profound that he really needs to express it on stage and on the screen."
Fondation Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent, 5 Avenue Marceau, 75016 Paris.

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[SomethingElse]

^ Thanks, BerlinRocks.

Beadwork evening dress, 1967.

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[tylw]

Vintage 1970's Rayon Blouse (eBay)

 

[tylw]

Vintage 1980's Linen Safari Suit (eBay)

 

[softgrey]

i wanted to put a link to this thread here....
article...
Yves Saint Laurent on Tom Ford...


http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f60/yves-saint-laurent-tom-ford-3415.html#post75551

 

[taz]

Legion of Honor for Yves Saint Laurent
Thursday December 6, 1:03 pm ET

Yves Saint Laurent Gets France's Legion of Honor Medal

PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy honored 71-year-old fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent on Thursday with a Legion of Honor medal.
The fashion great, who retired in 2002, was named a "grand officer," one of the highest ranks in the prestigious Legion of Honor.
Actress Catherine Deneuve, a Saint Laurent devotee, and Pierre Berge, the designer's longtime business partner, attended the ceremony at Saint Laurent's home in Paris.

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[tylw]

A rare Yves Saint Laurent `African' Collection mini-dress, Summer, Spring-Summer, 1967, labelled and numbered 14635, the beige silk/linen under-dress covered with a tunic of latticed wooden beads, the broad straps formed from linked wooden squares and smaller beads, pendant fringes to the upper bodice, zip fastened, lined in beige silk, bust 82cm, 32in.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent slubbed black silk ensemble, circa 1962, labelled and numbered 05552, the tunic under-dress with silk sleeveless bodice, pleated silk skirt with sash tie; the over-bodice with weighted hem, four buttons and soft fold-over collar, bust 86cm, 34in.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Evening Gown, 1980s, strapless with a velvet band at top, red satin flared skirt. Labeled: Yves Satin Laurent/Rive Gauche. Size 40.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Raccoon Coat, with a notched collar, full length, hidden pockets, fully lined. Labeled: Yves Saint Laurent.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Storm Coat, in a tan trench style, with a self belt at waist, fully lined in brown fur. No label.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Floral Print Silk Chiffon Dress, 1970s, full length with puff sleeves. Labeled: Saint Laurent. Size 40.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Black Dress, 1970s, with all-over clover shapes in black, square neckline with puff sleeves, full length. Labeled: Saint Laurent. Size 38.



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[ysljunkie]

right up my alley

 

[taz]

what a treasure .. I love them all those are truly gorgeous & really timeless.. thanks tylw for the great posts

 

[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Kimono Dress, 1970s, in a silk floral print, with silvertone engraved buttons. Labeled: Saint Laurent/Rive Gauche.



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[tylw]

A Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Jacket, a satin notched lapel, double breasted with rhinestone buttons, fully lined. Labeled: Yves Saint Laurent/Made in France. Size 34.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Pink Suede Jacket, with a round neckline, goldtone buttons, two front patch pockets at waist, back has soft pleating to give a full effect, full length sleeves, fully lined. Labeled: Yves Saint Laurent/Rive Gauche/Paris. Size 6.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Grey Wool Cape, 1970s, reversible to purple, can be worn with or without black leather belt. No label.



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[tylw]

An Yves Saint Laurent Green Cocktail Dress, 1970s, in a kelly green cotton, with standup pleating at shoulder leading into a full sleeve, V-neck, cinched waist with slight pleating, hidden pockets at seam, fully lined. Labeled: Yves Saint Laurent/Rive Gauche.



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