Yves Saint-Laurent: The Impossible Collection
$895.00
After getting his big break assisting French couture titan Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent struck out on his own, and transformed haute couture for a new era of youthful, strong, independent women. His designs changed the course of fashion, introducing the concept of designer ready-to-wear for a wider clientele. Ahead of his time, he created feminine versions of masculine styles such as the pinstriped pantsuit, the Saharienne khaki safari jacket and Le Smoking tuxedo, and introduced scandalous ideas such as see-through blouses and the daring Opium perfume, whose titillating name and early advertisements were met with shock. He was also one of the first couturiers to design for fast fashion, creating a tuxedo for French mass-market retailer La Redoute in 1996.
Author: Laurence Benaïm
- 208 pages
- 160 illustrations
- English language
- Released in April 2020
- W 15.6 x L 18.7 x D 3.3 in
- Handcrafted volume in a luxury linen clamshell case
- ISBN: 9781614289425
- 7.0 lb