YSL LEXICON

The world s leading authorities on fashion and design celebrate the 60th anniversary of YSL s first runway presentation with a lexicon that includes many images from the designer s extraordinary archives Yves Saint Laurent 1936 2008 is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s with making ready to wear reputable and with using non European cultural references In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book a coterie of tastemakers have supplied listings that encompass YSL s style inspirations C is for Costumes as exem plified by the Russian theme of the famed autumn winter 1976 77 collection T is for Tuxedo which the designer initially referenced with his 1965 Le Smoking and important facets of his life J is for Jardin Majorelle the garden of the couturier s para disiacal retreat in Marrakech R is for Rive Gauche the bohemian chic neighborhood of Paris where the YSL boutique is situated and also the name of the house s famous perfume launched in 1970 This distillation and celebration of the designer s life reveals the inner world of a twentieth century master