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Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), referred to as Yves Saint Laurent (/ ˌ iː v ˌ s æ̃ l ɔː ˈ r ɒ̃ /, also UK: /-l ɒ ˈ-/, US: /-l oʊ ˈ-/, French: [iv sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label.
May 28, 2024 · Yves Saint Laurent (born August 1, 1936, Oran, Algeria—died June 1, 2008, Paris, France) was a French fashion designer noted for his popularization of women’s 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 women’s ...
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Sep 12, 2020 · From YSL’s haute couture and Le Smoking jackets to the Hedi Slimane days of Saint Laurent, Vogue looks back at the designer tenures that thread the legendary Yves Saint Laurent label together.
Jul 29, 2019 · Yves Saint Laurent was described as many things during his lifetime—a genius, boy wonder, the Pied Piper of fashion—and a great deal more since he passed away on June 1, 2008. He is, without doubt, one of the greatest designers of the 20th century.
Oct 3, 2017 · Saint Laurent – previously head designer at Christian Dior – was the first fashion designer to archive his work systematically, allowing both museums a wealth of examples to put on display....
Dec 14, 2023 · How do we determine what qualifies as art, and where does fashion fit on that spectrum? With these questions in mind, I embarked on an exploration of Saint Laurent’s career and history with The Met, while also visiting six exhibitions in Paris that showcased the designer’s work in conversation with art.
Saint Laurent opened the Rive Gauche prêt-à-porter boutique in 1966 to sell his designs directly to the public—thereby sidestepping the knockoff merchants. With its own identity and...
Feb 17, 2017 · By Alexander Fury. Yves Saint Laurent revolutionized 20th-century fashion. As T profiles his latest successor, Anthony Vaccarello, ahead of his sophomore show for the house, here are 10 of his...
The Mondrian Revolution. In 1965, Yves Saint Laurent paid tribute to Mondrian by designing cocktail dresses that evoked the painter’s abstract canvases. Their simple cuts, geometrical lines, and bold colors gave the designer’s collection a modern feel and proved to be incredibly successful. The haute couture house at 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris.
