One of the most distinctive and influential designers of the second half of the twentieth century, Yves Saint Laurent takes his place in the pantheon of French couturiers, alongside Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and Jeanne Lanvin. "Yves Saint Laurent", the first comprehensive retrospective of his life's work, will accompany an exhibition of some 250 garments from the collection of the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais in Paris. From his early days working under Dior and heading the House of Dior after his mentor's death, to the opening of his first pret a porter shop on the Rive Gauche and the debut of the Le Smoking tuxedo, to the muses he adored, Loulou de la Falaise and Catherine Deneuve among them, this volume reveals the breadth and scope of the designer's entire career. With a preface by Pierre Berge, author Faride Chenoune explores the sources of inspiration that drove Saint Laurent's continuous innovation, drawing upon painting, sculpture, theatre, opera, literature, and cinema. The exhibition at the Petit Palais will run March 11-August 29, 2010, and it may also travel to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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Farid Chenoune is a fashion historian and author of several books, including A History of Men's Fashion and Beneath It All: A Century of French Lingerie, as well as a contributor to French Vogue. He lives in Paris.
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The text is very chatty, amounting to in large part dialogues of friends, journalists, or interviews with the designer or others. This is interspersed with full and half page photos of some clothes, Yves working in his studio, croqui sketches, holiday photos and other photos of lesser importance etc. The last pages of the book contain the exhibition catalogue of the exhibition held at the Petit Palace Paris in 2010. The catalogue photos are double thumbnail size. Not as serious a work as I would have wanted.Yves Saint Laurent - Catalog of the Exhibition Held At the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dec. 14, 1983-Sept. 2, 1984
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You must own this book if you loved the amzing work of YSL. This is a book that you will look at over and over agin. YSL was a one of a kind man and now with this book we can all take a peek into his very special world. Wonderful picture after picture
By Sarah Wenban
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My wife and I visited this exhibition in Paris which was one of the finest we have ever scene in its curating and presentation as it followed the evolution of his life and designs. This book is a worthy record for those not able to see the show.
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