Throughout his career, Yves Saint Laurent has repeatedly drawn a parallel between fashion and art. While buyers hesitated to display the scandal tuxedo in stores, style icons such as Bianca Jagger, Catherine Deneuve, and Nan Kempner included it in their wardrobes. The bone of contention was "Le Smoking" - a black tailored tuxedo with a satin side stripe, worn with a white ruffled shirt. He managed to transfer the painting on a woman, made the wardrobe item from it as well as to showcase the fluidity of the culture.Ī year later, Yves Saint Laurent releases his most discussed collection, which has caused a lot of controversial reviews. Based upon a picture of the artist, he created a model of a cult dress with black lines and blocks of primary color. Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by a book about Piet Mondrian, which his mother had given him.
The most famous part of this collection was 6 Mondrian cocktail dresses. In 1965 the designer presented his iconic 'Mondrian collection" that was a homage to the work of several modernistic artists. His fresh look at the beauty of the female body and seductiveness has become a breath of fresh air for the fashion world. After several years at Dior, he had a clear idea of what a modern woman should look like. Returning from service in 1961, Yves Saint Laurent decided to launch his brand. The couturier was forced to leave Dior and go to the army. After 2 years, a completely different revolution took place - Algeria, Saint Laurent's homeland, began the struggle for independence. The whole world started talking about young talent, and the silhouette "trapezoid" invented by him became a real fashionable revolution. He presented his first independent collection as the chief designer of Dior in 1958.
Thanks to his patronage Saint Laurent managed to get to work for Christian Dior.Īfter the sudden death of Christian Dior, 21-year-old Yves Saint Laurent led the legendary fashion house, becoming the youngest couturier in the history of fashion. His talented work attracted the attention of Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Michel de Brunhoff, a man who had a tremendous influence in the fashion industry. After graduating from the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture School in Paris, he won the Woolmark design competition. Yves Saint Laurent's career seems to have been successful from the very start. The history of the legendary French couturier and his eponymous fashion house is inextricably linked with a revolutionary look at familiar things and a love of art. But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there." "The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves.
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