He liked to create intricate paper dolls, and by his early teen years he was designing dresses for his mother and sisters. At the age of 17, a whole new world opened up to Saint Laurent when his mother took him to Paris for a meeting she'd arranged with Michael de Brunhoff, the editor of French Vogue. A year later, Saint Laurent, who had impressed de Brunhoff with his drawings, moved to Paris and enrolled at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, where his designs quickly gained notice.
He taught me the basis of my art. Whatever was to happen next, I never forgot the years I spent at his side. In Saint Laurent was called back to his home country of Algeria to fight for its independence. He managed to secure an exemption based on health grounds, but when he returned to Paris, Saint Laurent found that his job with Dior had disappeared.
The news, at first, was traumatic for the young, fragile designer. The money and the freedom soon presented Saint Laurent with a unique opportunity. In cooperation with his partner and lover, Pierre Berge, the designer resolved to open his own fashion house. With the rise of pop culture and a general yearning for original, fresh designs, Saint Laurent's timing couldn't have been better.
Over the next two decades, Saint Laurent's designs sat atop the fashion world. Models and actresses gushed over his creations. He outfitted women in blazers and smoking jackets, and introduced attire like the pea coat to the runway.
His signature pieces also included the sheer blouse and the jumpsuit. By the s, Saint Laurent was a true icon. He became the first designer to have a retrospective on his work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. The luxury bag definitely comes with the matching price tag, but remember, this is a forever item. Each season, Saint Laurent will come out with new reiterations of its existing products. These are styles you will have in your closet forever see below.
The most important thing to consider when investing in a designer bag is to know the purpose it will have in your life. Do you prefer an everyday carryall? Then maybe the Sac de Jour is for you. In October that same year, Dior passed away from a heart attack at His first Dior show in deviated from all that his predecessor designed, giving more fluid shape to womenswear in breathable silhouettes.
The young, but experienced designer had an eye for menswear on women —he knew how to fit the female figure in more masculine silhouettes in a way that highlighted her sexuality and figure in new ways. In , Saint Laurents introduced the iconic Le Smoking tuxedo suit, which was a defining moment for the house as he revolutionized the idea of menswear as womenswear.
Yves Saint Laurent named his first store Saint Laurent Rive Gauche for its place on the left bank of the Seine River, a part of Paris where young creatives lived and flourished. The space had previously served as an antique store, so it held a great deal of history and charm within its walls. Celebrities and famous models both attended and participated in the opening of the store, and customers waited for hours in line to purchase the apparel.
Yves Saint Laurent at his home in Marrakech. Courtesy Pinterest. Courtesy museeyslparis. Yves Saint Laurent on his first visit to Japan in They also collected animal heads from the Qing Dynasty. Courtesy The Art of Fashion. Saint Laurent was influenced by a number of people, places, and things over years that shaped the brand identity of his fashion house.
Two of his closest and most influential models and design partners were LouLou de la Falaise and Betty Cartroux. De la Falaise was his inspiration for the wilder side of the brand. An avid traveler and artist, she had an eccentric, boho style that capitalized on femininity and culture. A jewelry designer herself, De la Falaise was a designer that contributed greatly to the brand. On the other side of things, Betty Catroux was sophisticated, and her style was androgynous and mysterious.
She modeled for the label frequently, embodying the allure of Le Smoking Suit to a tee. Courtesy WWD. Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour. Courtesy Dazed. Iman for Saint Laurent Rive Gauche. Kim Kardashian in a Kate bag. Courtesy BrandsBlogger.
Although Yves Saint Laurent officially stepped down from his eponymous house in , a number of notable names in design helmed different sectors of the label. In , when Gucci acquired a majority stake in the brand, Tom Ford led ready-to-wear, while Saint Laurent was in charge of designing the couture line.
Slimane revived the brand, dropping Yves from its logo. He remained there until , and it was announced that Anthony Vaccarello would lead the label.
After World War II and the industrial revolution, handbags took a turn away from their traditional roots which stemmed from equestrian equipment, and Yves Saint Laurentw was a trailblazer in this reimagination.
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