The fabulous man that once said, “Fashion fades. Style is eternal” is of course Yves Saint Laurent. I am sure you will agree the late Yves Saint Laurent was a brilliant, talented and extremely influential designer.
Friday just gone my husband and I went to see ‘Celebration’ to learn more about Saint Laurent. We knew he had sadly suffered from addictions and depression but we did not know of the extent the film reveals. Banned in France, director Olivier Meyrou goes behind the glamorous scenes of Saint Laurent’s world, to reveal a fragile, mysterious and tortured artist.
Despite the sadness in his life, Saint Laurent still managed to create some of the most iconic clothing of all times. We have him to thank for the safari look, the tuxedo for women, and some of the most beautiful dresses ever created.
Yves Saint Laurent with two fashion models who went on to become muses, Betty Calroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his ‘Rive Gauche’ shop in 1969 wearing the famous safari look.
He was the king of cutting-edge couture who, by rewriting the rules of fashion, changed forever the way women dress.
Tags: Design, Fashion, film, Yes Saint Laurent
Thanks for the tip on the film. I look forward to tracking it down here in Brisbane.
Have you read “The Beautiful Fall”, by Alicia Drake (2006)? Its a revealing portrait of tortured genius, chronically YSL and Karl Lagerfeld from the famous Wool Secretariat prize in the late 50’s through the halcyon days of the 60s and 70s… and beyond.
P.S. You write a lovely blog. Thanks for sharing your style with the blogosphere. Your site provides welcome respite from my uni studies.
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