The decade when Yves Saint Laurent re-wrote the rules of fashion. “When it comes to pants, Yves is the best.” — Lauren Bacall With the smash hit of The Pink Panther,Yves Saint Laurent had already stepped into the world of cinema, designing the costumes that helped define the film’s cool, modern glamour. By 1966, he was noContinue reading “YSL in the 1960s: The Birth of Modern Style”
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YSL’s Muses
(Betty Catroux, Loulou de la Falaise, Catherine Deneuve) Yves Saint Laurent had several muses throughout his career, but it was Catherine Deneuve he returned to most often — the cool, luminous embodiment of his refined, cinematic femininity. Betty Catroux Yet another essential muse was Betty Catroux, the nocturnal rebel who became his “twin soul.” With herContinue reading “YSL’s Muses”
The Moment YSL Learned Dior Had Died
“The News That Changed Everything” Paris, October 1957 The morning light was pale when the knock came at Yves Saint Laurent’s door. He had been sketching late into the night, as he often did, papers scattered across the floor like fallen leaves. Pierre Bergé opened the door before Yves could rise. It was an assistantContinue reading “The Moment YSL Learned Dior Had Died”
Christian Dior’s Death: The Shock That Shook the House of Dior
Christian Dior’s death on October 24, 1957, struck the fashion world with the force of an earthquake. One moment, he was the reigning monarch of post-war couture — the man who had rebuilt Parisian fashion from ashes and restored beauty to a world still healing from war. The next, the House of Dior was suddenly,Continue reading “Christian Dior’s Death: The Shock That Shook the House of Dior”
How the Fashion World Reacted to Dior’s Death
It was the news that shook the fashion world; Christian Dior passes away in 1957. This sent a shockwave, it was a gasp that only happens when powerhouse has fallen. Paris had lost its most influential couturier, the man who had resurrected French fashion after the war and restored the city’s claim as the capitalContinue reading “How the Fashion World Reacted to Dior’s Death”
Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong
The couturier who shaped a generation and the young designer. When people talk about the lineage of French couture, they often jump from Chanel to Dior to Givenchy but the thread that connects them is Lucien Lelong. He was a quiet gentleman of modern couture, the man who kept Paris fashion alive during the war, and the mentorContinue reading “Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong”
