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Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture - Catwalk

Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his position at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Presenting Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic art-inspired creations, from Mondrian dresses to precious Van Gogh embroideries and the famous Ballets Russes collection. This definitive publication opens with a concise history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Yves Saint Laurent, before exploring the collections themselves, organized chronologically.
Each collection is introduced by a short text revealing its influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of carefully curated catwalk images. These showcase hundreds of spectacular garments, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and, of course, the top fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.

• 19 x 28 cm - Hardcover
• 632 pages of illustrations, essays, artwork and photographs
• Language: English
• Written by Bolton Andrew
• Published by Thames Hudson (June 4, 2019)
• ISBN: 9780500022399