Fashion - Yves Saint Laurent

 

Yves Saint Laurent, 1971


January 29 marked the 60th anniversary of the first Yves Saint Laurent fashion show, and this year there will be numerous exhibitions in Paris to celebrate.

First, some art association.

1979 jacket inspired by Picasso's Portrait of Nusch Eluard


1971 jacket inspired by Martial Raysse's Made in Japan - La Grande Odalisque


1965 dress which references Mondrian's Composition en rouge bleu et blanc II


Transforming Letitia Casta into Botticelli's Venus


The designer was fascinated by the literature of Marcel Proust, and was able to design for the Proust Ball, a celebration of his 100th birthday.  It was worn by Marie Helene De Rothschild.


The first runway.




He defied gender strictures, by creating women's apparel from male styles, such as:

The Pea Coat, 1962, worn by sailors.


The Trench Coat, 1967, which was WWI military wear.


And the Tuxedo, 1966


Vogue


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