Yves Saint Laurent's Studio: Mirror and Secrets

By: Savignon, Jéromine

"Filled with books, photos, fabric swatches, and a wandering French bulldog, Yves Saint Laurent's studio was a wonderfully chaotic and creative space. Fashion historian J romine Savignon's new book opens the door into this magical world." -W Magazine

The name of Yves Saint Laurent, one of the great fashion designers of the twentieth century, evokes the now-iconic looks he helped popularize as part of the modern woman's wardrobe: the Le Smoking tuxedo jacket, the pea coat, the Mondrian dress, the jumpsuit. But seven years after Saint Laurent's death, the man himself remains an enigma and a source of fascination (two Yves Saint Laurent biopics were released in 2014). In Yves Saint Laurent's Studio: Mirror and Secrets, the first book to be published by the Fondation Pierre Berg with Yves Saint Laurent, fashion historian J r mine Savignon invites the reader into the designer's studio, revealing Saint Laurent's approach to fashion and design. Illustrated with more than 40 previously unpublished photographs, this volume offers a fresh, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the work of this iconic fashion designer.

A precocious talent, Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) started work at the venerable fashion house of Christian Dior at the age of 18. He started his own design house in 1961 with his partner Pierre Berg . Saint Laurent was one of the first designers to hire nonwhite models, and the first to lend his name to a ready-to-wear line while maintaining his haute couture business. He became the first designer to be honored with a Costume Institute retrospective at The Metropolitan Museum of Art during his lifetime, with a 1983 show organized by Diana Vreeland, who called him the "Pied Piper of fashion," because "whatever he does, women of all ages, from all over the world, follow."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2330034113
• ISBN13: 9782330034115
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Actes Sud
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 7.9"