Yves Saint Laurent
Yves henri donat mahieu -saint -laurent thankfully known to us new generation as Yves saint laurent was a french algerian by origin fashion designer and is said to be one of the greatesr names in fashion history, There was no boundry he didnt break and his innovative visions still live on with us today and will go on through his etablished house of brilliance
The late Saint Laurent's partner in life and business Pierre Berge
Saint Laurent made his name when Christian Dior picked him to become his assistant at the age of 17. When Dior died three years later, Saint Laurent took over the Dior house. After heading up the fashion house from 1957 to 1960 as Artistic Director, he created his own fashion house with partner Pierre Bergé, with its first catwalk show in 1962. For 40 years, Pierre Bergé managed the business while Yves Saint Laurent focused entirely on the creative side.
In the first twelve years, the designer defined a new style and composed the quintessential elements of the modern woman’s wardrobe: the pea jacket and trench-coat in 1962; the first tuxedo in 1966; the safari jacket and the first trouser suit in 1967; the jumpsuit in 1968.
With Berge, he founded what was to become the multi-million-pound Saint Laurent fashion and perfume empire in 1962. He died in 2008.
"Yves saint Laurents legacy as a king of fashion designers,who created a masterpiece of a brand,keeps growing."
VOGUE
"The most consistently clebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years"
Caroline Rennolds milbank 1985
it is said that he is the master mind behind ready-to-wear being reputable and introducing tuxedo to women's wear amongst this his use of ethnic models and diverse cultural references.
YSL had numerous muses that inspired his work including
victoire doutreleau
iman
betty catroux
loulou de la falaise
katoucha niane
laetitia casta
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