Dec 1, 1996 · Full of the drama and excitement of the fashion scene, Yves Saint Laurent is the remarkable story of a remarkable man. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. British journalist Rawsthorn capably depicts the neurasthenic personality of France's famous fashion designer, born in Algeria in 1936.

Mar 19, 2019 · This definitive portrait of the creative genius who transformed fashion is the first major English-language biography of Yves Saint Laurent since his death in 2008, featuring exclusive interviews of those who knew him best, by one …

May 11, 2021 · Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and ...

May 11, 2021 · Describing Saint Laurent's beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts the designer's ascent from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior.

Jun 25, 2019 · Each collection is introduced by a short text elucidating its influences and highlights and is illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images, each season styled as the designer intended and worn by the world’s top models. The book showcases hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks, and set designs.

Dior by Yves Saint Laurent is the second volume in a series of works, each of which is dedicated to one of the creative directors of the Maison Dior. It showcases Yves Saint Laurent's most emblematic creations for Dior, from the famous Trapèze collection from Spring-Summer 1958 to the Fall-Winter 1960 collection. Text by Laurence Benaïm, fashion journalist and biographer of Yves Saint Laurent.

Mar 18, 2010 · With a preface by Pierre Bergé, author Faride Chenoune explores the sources of inspiration that drove Saint Laurent’s continuous innovation, drawing upon painting, sculpture, theater, opera, literature, and cinema.

Mar 19, 2019 · This definitive portrait of the creative genius who transformed fashion is the first major English-language biography of Yves Saint Laurent since his death in 2008, featuring exclusive interviews of those who knew him best, by one …