1936-2008 Yves Saint Laurent

[taz]

Thanks alot modiluster & starrygurlrox for the amazing pics, i love his trench coats
[FONT=Arial, Serif]The life of Yves Saint Laurent lives on through music & on stage ...[/FONT]

The Song Of Yves

15 April 2009, 10:52AM

WHILE the life of Chanel will be depicted on the big screen (in Coco Avant Chanel with Audrey Tautou cast as Coco), the life of fellow fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent looks set to take to the stage.

According to WWD, French singer Alain Chamfort and songwriter Pierre-Dominique Burgaud are working on a musical based on the designer's successful rise through the fashion ranks, from his time at Christian Dior through to his own couture career.

Of the songs featured, Saint Laurent's partner Piere Bergé said: "They are very good," and "moving".

vogue .co.uk

 

[starrygurlrox]

Erm how should I go about doing it if it's from a book? I wrote it in the title; it's 'Yves Saint Laurent Style'.

 

[Hanne]

starrygurlrox my mistake I missed your credit

 

[starrygurlrox]

African collection

An outfit and sketches from the African collection, which I really like. From the same book, 'Yves Saint Laurent Style'.

 

[gius]

lovely fabric samples,thank you^

 

[runner]

only the center in the second pic is the real smolensk costume.
fashionjp

 

[taz]

I've always admired his Romanian blouses variations which has bee inspired from Matisse painting, so luxe & chic, thank you runner

 

[Juliette3]

Here a few of his designs..


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The first image is just the garment, the second the text that explains the design etc.
Source: metmuseum.org
^^ really great website!

 

[sethii]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4iujX4XffY

 

[flyme2themoon]

Scans from Couture: The Great Fashion Designers by Caroline Rennolds Milbank



Scanned by Flyme2themoon

 

[flyme2themoon]

1954 - Yves Saint Laurent moves to Paris to learn haute couture, becomes an assistant to Christian Dior, and is promoted to head designer there just three years later, at age 21.

Source: instyle.com

 

[flyme2themoon]

1966 - Le Smoking, also known as a tailored tuxedo for women, is invented and becomes a major hallmark of Saint Laurent’s legacy

Source: instyle.com

 

[flyme2themoon]

1983 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents an Yves Saint Laurent exhibition, marking the first time a living artist receives a retrospective at the museum.

Source: instyle.com

 

[flyme2themoon]

1992 - Saint Laurent puts a young, relatively unknown Tyra Banks on the runway; years earlier, he was also the first designer to use a black model.

Source: instyle.com

 

[DosViolines]

An Yves Saint Laurent lime and gold brocatelle cocktail ensemble, Autumn-Winter 1962, labelled and numbered 01634, comprising: simple shift cocktail dress fastening over one shoulder, adorned with Lesage embroidery and pendant droplet rhinestones and bugle beads to bodice and hem, the matching coat with jewelled buttons

kerrytaylorauctions.com

 

[DosViolines]

A fine and rare Yves Saint Laurent couture Russian collection evening ensemble, Autumn-Winter 1976-77, the turban labelled, comprising: printed chiffon blouse woven with silver spots; a green moiré and purple taffeta skirt; a jewelled wine velvet belt, wine velvet turban; and a Paisley printed silk stole edged with deep fringes, (4) See Sotheby's auction 24 November 1999 for a similar Russian Collection example.

kerrytaylorauctions.com

 

[BerlinRocks]

patrimoine.jalougallery.com

L'officiel Paris, 1979

 

[BerlinRocks]

same source

L'Officiel Paris, 1983
L'Officiel Homme, 1989

 

[cynthiawood]

^thanks a lot!

 

[BerlinRocks]

Mounia for YSL by Bianchini (?)
L'Officiel, 662, 1980
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