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YVES SAINT LAURENT: THE PERFECTION OF STYLE

OPENS AT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM OCTOBER 11

Tickets on sale August 3 for major retrospective tracing the

legendary fashion designer’s 44-year career

SEATTLE, WA – The Seattle Art Museum’s fall 2016 exhibition, Yves Saint

Laurent: The Perfection of Style, opens October 11, 2016, and continues through January 8, 2017. Drawn from the archives of the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent and other private collections, this retrospective offers an intimate and comprehensive look at the lifetime achievement of Yves Saint Laurent, one of history’s most influential fashion designers. Featuring important examples of haute couture and ready-to-wear garments—some never shown publicly before—the exhibition reveals Saint Laurent’s artistic genius, his influence on fashion, and the creative process in his atelier.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION The exhibition guides viewers on a path tracing the trajectory of Yves Saint Laurent’s life and career. Divided into eight thematic sections, it features 110 ensembles illustrative of his tremendous achievements and the sources of his design inspiration. The exhibition begins with Saint Laurent’s “Paper Doll Couture House,” shown for the first time in the United States. The paper dolls and corresponding wardrobes and accessories were created by the designer as a teenager on the precipice of a lifetime of fame and success. Ensembles early in the exhibition focus on Saint Laurent’s formative years at the House of Dior, including an example of a short evening dress from his successful debut Trapeze collection (1958). Later ensembles from Saint Laurent’s own couture house spotlight innovations that redefined women’s fashion: the peacoat (1962), the tuxedo (1966), the “First” pantsuit (1967), the safari jacket (1968). Visitors will also see how Saint Laurent was inspired by art. The exhibition includes one of his famous dresses that pays homage to Piet Mondrian (1965) and dresses inspired by Pop art (1966). Also on view is an evening ensemble

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2 comprising a raffia coat and a silk dress embroidered with wooden beads (1967) loosely based on African art. In addition to ensembles fully accessorized in the “total look” favored by Saint Laurent, numerous photographs, drawings, and production documents offer a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative workings of the fashion house and the private life of the couturier. Collection boards from 1962 to 2002—every Saint Laurent haute couture show—feature sketches and swatches that retrace 40 years of the maison de couture’s fascinating history. A room of muslins, the hand-sewn forms ateliers use to create a first draft of couture garments, offer a unique look into how the garments were constructed. The exhibition concludes in an explosion of color with a procession of evening wear ranging from black silk (1977) to blue-green chiffon (1985) to red silk crepe (1985) gowns to a white damask wedding gown (1995)—the traditional ending to an Yves Saint Laurent couture show. The multifaceted exhibition is curated by Florence Müller, guest curator and Denver Art Museum’s Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and curator of fashion in collaboration with Chiyo Ishikawa, SAM’s Deputy Director of Art and Curator of European Painting and Sculpture. A press preview will be held at SAM on Friday, October 7 at 11 am; more information to follow. After SAM, the exhibition will travel to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts from May 6 – August 27, 2017. EXHIBITION CATALOGUE A 160-page exhibition catalogue (including 150 color photographs) published by Skira Rizzoli will be available for purchase in September in SAM Shop ($45.00). Also titled Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style (ISBN: 978-0-8478-4942-0), it is edited by Florence Müller and Chiyo Ishikawa. It features a preface by Pierre Bergé, President of the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, and a foreword by Kimerly Rorschach, SAM’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director and CEO. YVES SAINT LAURENT – BIOGRAPHY Yves Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Oran, Algeria. He later studied at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in Paris but was soon hired by Christian Dior to work in his studio. Upon the death of Dior in 1957, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was named artistic director of the House of Dior and his first collection—Trapeze—was an immense success. After being dismissed by the House of Dior in 1960, Saint Laurent launched his own couture house in 1961 with Pierre Bergé, who would become his lifelong partner in business and life. Over the ensuing 40 years, he would transform women’s fashion with his innovative designs. He notably revolutionized fashion by opening SAINT LAURENT rive gauche in 1966, the first ready-to-wear boutique to bear a couturier’s name, thus paving the way to what has today become the fashion world. In 1999, Saint Laurent sold the ready-to-wear activity to the Kering group and dedicated himself to the couture collection. He officially retired on January 7, 2002, and on January 22 of the same year, the Centre Pompidou in Paris presented more than 40 years of Yves Saint Laurent creations, including his last Spring-Summer 2002 collection. Since then, only ready-to-wear collections have been produced by the brand owned by Kering. Its name was changed to SAINT LAURENT Paris in 2012. In 2004, the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent opened its doors in the premises of the former couture house. Its main goals are to conserve and promote Yves Saint Laurent’s unique heritage. Saint Laurent died in his Paris home in 2008.

3 Two museums entirely dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent’s work and life are to open in Paris and Marrakech in fall 2017. They will house important selections from the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent’s impressive collection. The Parisian museum will be in the historical couture house, 5 Avenue Marceau; in Marrakech, it will be located in a brand new building near Jardin Majorelle. TICKETING INFO Tickets go on sale Tuesday August 3. Due to anticipated high demand and limited capacity, timed ticketing will be in effect on certain high volume days for Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style. Special Hours

• Monday 10 am-5 pm • Closed Tuesday • Wednesday 10 am-5 pm • Thursdays 10 am-9 pm • Friday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm

Daily Prices

• $24.95 Adult • $22.95 Senior (62+), Military (with ID) • $14.95 Student (with ID), Teen (13–17) • FREE for children (12 and under) • FREE for SAM Members

First Thursday Reduced Ticket Prices Special Exhibition ticket prices are reduced by more than 50% on the first Thursday of the month. Tickets to SAM Collections and Installations are free. Head to visitsam.org/ysl for the most up-to-date ticketing information. EXHIBITION ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT The exhibition is organized by the Seattle Art Museum in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris

Special exhibitions at SAM are made possible by donors to

Presenting Sponsors

Major Sponsors

Additional Support ArtsFund/Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff Fund for the Decorative and Design Arts Contributors to the SAM Fund Media Sponsors

Image credits: "First" pantsuit, Spring–Summer 1967 haute couture collection, Black wool double-breasted jacket and pants with white pinstripes, Collection Hamish Bowles, © Patrick Bertrand/Les Editions Jalou. Evening gown, Spring–Summer 1985 haute couture collection, Red silk crepe gown with plunging V-neck, Model ordered by Nan Kempner, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger.. Portrait of Yves Saint Laurent, 1969, Photograph by Jeanloup Sieff, © The Estate of Jeanloup Sieff.


4 ABOUT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM As the leading visual art institution in the Pacific Northwest, SAM draws on its global collections, powerful exhibitions, and dynamic programs to provide unique educational resources benefiting the Seattle region, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. SAM was founded in 1933 with a focus on Asian art. By the late 1980s the museum had outgrown its original home, and in 1991 a new 155,000-square-foot downtown building, designed by Robert Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates, opened to the public. The 1933 building was renovated and reopened as the Asian Art Museum. SAM’s desire to further serve its community was realized in 2007 with the opening of two stunning new facilities: the nine-acre Olympic Sculpture Park (designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects)—a “museum without walls,” free and open to all—and the Allied Works Architecture designed 118,000-square-foot expansion of its main, downtown location, including 232,000 square feet of additional space built for future expansion.

From a strong foundation of Asian art to noteworthy collections of African and Oceanic art, Northwest Coast Native American art, European and American art, and modern and contemporary art, the strength of SAM’s collection of more than 25,000 objects lies in its diversity of media, cultures and time periods. ABOUT FONDATION PIERRE BERGÉ – YVES SAINT LAURENT Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé opened their haute couture house at 30 bis rue Spontini in 1962. During the twelve years that they stayed there, Yves Saint Laurent invented the wardrobe for the modern woman. They settled at 5 Avenue Marceau in 1974, in a Second Empire-style private mansion. There, Yves Saint Laurent asserted his style, until 2002, when he ended his career. Opened in 2004 in Yves Saint Laurent’s former couture house, the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent is founded on 40 years of creativity. Recognized as a public organization, it has three missions:

The rigorous conservation of a unique heritage comprising five thousand haute couture garments and fifteen thousand accessories, as well as thousands of sketches, collection boards, photographs, and objects;

The organization of exhibitions, in both the refurbished spaces at 5 Avenue Marceau and museums around the world, promoting Yves Saint Laurent’s work.

The support of cultural institutions encouraging the contemporary arts.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

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SAM PRESENTS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS FOR YVES

SAINT LAURENT: THE PERFECTION OF STYLE

Explore visually rich exhibition on fashion designer Yves Saint

Laurent with talks, parties, and a fashion show of local designers

SEATTLE, WA – Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style (October 11, 2016–January 8, 2017), the Seattle Art Museum’s major fall exhibition, showcases highlights from the legendary fashion designer’s 44-year career. To explore this intimate and comprehensive look at Saint Laurent’s life and work, SAM has brought together a dynamic lineup of programs and events—including events with the exhibition’s curators, local designers, and international fashion icons. YVES SAINT LAURENT: THE PERFECTION OF STYLE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Details are subject to change; additional programs or events may be added. For the most up-to-date information on YSL exhibition-related programs and events, please visit seattleartmuseum.org/ysl. Sat Oct 8 & Sun Oct 9 Yves Saint Laurent Member Preview Weekend 10 am–5 pm Seattle Art Museum All SAM members are invited to preview Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style before it opens to the public on October 11. Please note: during Member Preview Weekend, tickets to view the exhibition are timed for entry. Sat Oct 8 Yves Saint Laurent Member Preview With Hamish Bowles And Florence Müller 2–3 pm Seattle Art Museum Join us for a special conversation on Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style between Hamish Bowles—International Editor-At-Large for Vogue and a noted fashion collector—and fashion historian and guest curator Florence Müller, moderated by co-curator and SAM’s Deputy Director for Art Chiyo Ishikawa. These two renowned fashion experts will discuss the legacy of Yves Saint Laurent, his influence on contemporary designers, and collecting fashion.



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2 Wed Oct 12-Thu Nov 3 SAM Gallery Presents: Frocks & Vestments 10 am–5 pm Seattle Art Museum

From royalty to everyday people, what we wear defines who we are in the minds of ourselves and other people. The featured artists in this show present work based on garments, frocks, costumes, and vestments. Opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 13, 6-7:30 pm. Thu Oct 13 The Perfection of Style with Florence Müller 7–8 pm Seattle Art Museum Hear from the exhibition’s guest curator, Florence Müller, as she discusses the legacy of Yves Saint Laurent with Chiyo Ishikawa, SAM's Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art and Curator of European Painting and Sculpture. Thu Oct 13, Nov 3, Dec 1, Jan 5 The Perfection of Style: Drop-In Drawing Sessions 6–8 pm Seattle Art Museum Visit SAM during Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style, for a look into Saint Laurent's creative process with free drop-in drawing sessions led by fashion illustration instructor Lori Meyer. Thu Oct 13 Yves Saint Laurent Educator Preview 5–7 pm Seattle Art Museum SAM honors educators during the opening week of the exhibition with a free, exclusive Educator Preview. K–12 educators will enjoy an evening with peers, receive free classroom resources, and get creative with hands-on activities. Admission to the exhibition and SAM galleries is included. RSVP requested. Sat Oct 22 The Art of Clothing in French Society 1–3 pm Seattle Art Museum This workshop, presented in partnership with the Alliance Française de Seattle, explores clothing as an extension of the body and as an object of study in both sociocultural anthropology and art history. Tell me what you wear, and I will tell you who you are. Wed Oct 26, Nov 9, Nov 30 SAM Films: Yves Saint Laurent Selects Seattle Art Museum As he grew up, Yves Saint Laurent’s personal and professional sensibilities were shaped by the art of film. SAM and Alliance Française de Seattle present two of Saint Laurent’s favorites, each a model of refined beauty and compelling romance: Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise, Marcel Carne, 1945) and La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast, Jean Cocteau, 1946). And we screen a remarkable film for which Saint Laurent designed the costumes: Belle de Jour, starring Catherine Deneuve (Luis Bunuel, 1967). All films on 35mm and in French with English subtitles. Sat Oct 29 SAM Creates: The Art of Fashion with Mark Mitchell 2–5 pm Seattle Art Museum Artist, educator, and designer Mark Mitchell teaches an in-depth workshop on the art of fashion. Participants will learn the stitching techniques that Mitchell uses in his creative practice which are also used to construct the garments on view in Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style.





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3 Wed Nov 2 Fashioning Roles of Diversity with Bethann Hardison 7–8 pm Seattle Art Museum Supermodel and diversity advocate Bethann Hardison joins SAM's Deputy Director for Art Chiyo Ishikawa for a discussion on the changing roles of racial diversity in the fashion industry in conjunction with the exhibition. Hardison and Ishikawa will discuss Yves Saint Laurent's role in bringing awareness to the representation of people of color within the industry and how the same issues pervade contemporary society. Fri Nov 4 First Friday Lecture 11 am–noon Seattle Art Museum Join Chiyo Ishikawa, Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art and Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, as she discusses Yves Saint Laurent: The

Perfection of Style.

Sat Nov 5 Legendary Children 8–11 pm Seattle Art Museum Join us for a night of the beautiful, the transgressive, and the unique as we celebrate QTPOC (Queer & Trans People of Color) communities. Featuring performances, DJs, and art from some of Seattle’s most talented queer artists, you’ll have the chance to join in community conversations sparked by queer and transgender communities of color and the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition. Sat Nov 5 Fashion and Identity: Fall Educator Workshop 10 am–4 pm Seattle Art Museum How does fashion allow individuals to conceal or reveal elements of their personal identities? Taking inspiration from the exhibition Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style and works from SAM’s collection, we’ll examine how fashion can enable the wearer to conform to—or rebel against—societal expectations of gender and class. Open to K-12 educators of all types, and six (6) Washington State Clock Hours. Sat Nov 12 Family Festival 10 am–3 pm Seattle Art Museum Spend the day exploring our new exhibition, Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style, with a full day of live performances, music, art making, and tours inspired by the exhibition. Grab the family and friends—the whole community is invited. Free and open to the public, RSVP requested. All ages. Fri Nov 18 SAM Remix 8 pm–midnight Seattle Art Museum #SAMRemix returns for an evening of performances, tours, dancing, creating, and exploring SAM's collection and special exhibitions. Choose your own adventure during this creative late-night out inspired by Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style. Sat Nov 19 Art Beyond Sight Tour: Yves Saint Laurent 1–3:30 pm Seattle Art Museum The Art Beyond Sight program provides monthly tours focused on verbal description of the museum’s collection and exhibitions to visitors with low or no vision.








4 Tue Nov 22, Dec 13, Dec 20 Yves Saint Laurent Member Tuesday 2–8 pm Seattle Art Museum The Seattle Art Museum is opening its doors for Member Tuesday—open exclusively to members! Fri Dec 2 Teen Night Out 7–10 pm Seattle Art Museum For high school-age teens only, this not-to-be-missed evening is inspired by the exhibition Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style and showcases creativity and complex cultures alongside incredible DJs, teen art tours, and art-making workshops led by Seattle’s hottest contemporary artists. Wed Dec 7 The Perfection of Style Fashion Show 7–9 pm Seattle Art Museum Taking inspiration from Saint Laurent’s creative process, local designers will create a look based on a work on view in SAM’s permanent collection as well as showcase other original designs at this fashion show. Designers TBA. Sat Dec 10 Family Fun Workshop 10 am–noon Seattle Art Museum

Explore creative sketches and bold designs with a family-friendly tour of Yves

Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style. Each workshop begins with a sketching

tour in the galleries. With the guidance of a teaching artist and a wealth of art-making materials, harness your imagination to create a masterpiece inspired by your art adventure! Designed for children ages 5–12 and their caregivers. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT Yves Saint Laurent-Inspired Fashion Design Competition This summer, fashion students and recent graduates were invited to create an original look inspired by fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent and SAM’s fall exhibition. Beginning October 11, the best three looks will be displayed in the museum’s Brotman Forum for the duration of the exhibition.

Barbie® Celebrates Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style

In celebration of the Seattle Art Museum’s Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of

Style exhibition and as part of their sponsorship support, Barbie® has

meticulously created three one-of-a-kind dolls that feature iconic Saint Laurent looks. The dolls will be on view for free in the museum’s Sarkowsky Hall in the north entrance near Union. These dolls were designed in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, and the original garments are featured in The Perfection of Style, now on view in the special exhibition

galleries.

Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of Style Exhibition Catalogue

A stunning 160-page exhibition catalogue (including 150 color photographs) published by Skira Rizzoli will be available for purchase in SAM Shop ($45.00 hardcover, $39.95 softcover). Also titled Yves Saint Laurent: The Perfection of

Style (ISBN: 978-0-8478-4942-0), it is edited by Florence Müller and Chiyo Ishikawa. It features a preface by Pierre Bergé, President of the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, and a foreword by Kimerly Rorschach, SAM’s Illsley Ball Nordstrom Director and CEO. REGISTERING AND PURCHASING TICKETS FOR SAM PROGRAMS Advance registration or ticket purchase is required for SAM public programs. To register or purchase tickets, visit seattleartmuseum.org or call the Box Office at 206.654.3121. Event tickets may also be purchased at two of SAM’s sites: the Seattle Art Museum and the Asian Art Museum.





5 EXHIBITION ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT The exhibition is organized by the Seattle Art Museum in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris

Special exhibitions at SAM are made possible by donors to

Presenting Sponsors

Major Sponsors

Additional Support ArtsFund/Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff Fund for the Decorative and Design Arts Contributors to the SAM Fund Media Sponsors

Hotel Sponsor W Seattle Family programming is presented by

Additional Sponsors BNSF Railway RealNetworks Foundation The Thanksgiving Foundation Support for teen programs is provided by Hearst Foundations Image credits: Evening ensemble, Spring–Summer 1977 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé –Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre. Evening ensemble, Autumn–Winter 1979 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé –Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre. Wedding gown, Autumn–Winter 1970 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé –Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre.

ABOUT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM As the leading visual art institution in the Pacific Northwest, SAM draws on its global collections, powerful exhibitions, and dynamic programs to provide unique educational resources benefiting the Seattle region, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. SAM was founded in 1933 with a focus on Asian art. By the late 1980s the museum had outgrown its original home, and in 1991 a new 155,000-square-foot downtown building, designed by Robert Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates, opened to the public. The 1933 building was renovated and reopened as the Asian Art Museum in 1994. SAM’s desire to further serve its community was realized in 2007 with the opening of two stunning new facilities: the nine-acre Olympic Sculpture Park (designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects)—a “museum without walls,” free and open to all—and the Allied Works Architecture designed 118,000-square-foot expansion of its main, downtown location, including 232,000 square feet of additional space built for future expansion.

From a strong foundation of Asian art to noteworthy collections of African and Oceanic art, Northwest Coast Native American art, European and American art, and modern and contemporary art, the strength of SAM’s collection of approximately 25,000 objects lies in its diversity of media, cultures and time periods.

SELECTED IMAGES

IMAGE CAPTION

Cocktail dress, Homage to Piet Mondrian,

Autumn–Winter 1965 haute couture

collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé –

Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Alexandre

Guirkinger.

Portrait of Yves Saint Laurent, 1969,

Photography by Jeanloup Sieff, © The

Estate of Jeanloup Sieff.

"First" pantsuit, Spring–Summer 1967

haute couture collection, © Patrick

Bertrand/Les Editions Jalou.

Yves Saint Laurent judging a toile for his

first haute couture collection, Rue Jean-

Goujon, Paris, January 1962, © Pierre

Boulat/Association Pierre and Alexandra

Boulat.

The couturier at work in his studio 5

avenue Marceau, Paris, 1976, © Fondation

Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent,

Paris/Guy Marineau.

Yves Saint Laurent in his studio fitting a

toile from the Autumn–Winter 1977 haute

couture collection on the model Kirat, ©

André Perlstein.

Yves Saint Laurent at home, 55 rue de

Babylone, Paris, 1977, © André Perlstein.

Yves Saint Laurent surrounded by Laetitia

Casta, Catherine Deneuve and his models,

all wearing tuxedos, at the end of his 40-

year retrospective fashion show, Centre

Pompidou, Paris, January 22, 2002, ©

Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint

Laurent, Paris/Guy Marineau.

"First" tuxedo worn by Ulla, Autumn–

Winter 1966 haute couture collection, ©


Laurent, Paris/Gérard Pataa.

"First" tuxedo worn by Ulla, Autumn–



Laurent, Paris/Gérard Pataa.

Jumpsuit worn by Anna, Spring–Summer

1975 haute couture collection, © All rights

reserved.

Suit worn by Mounia, Homage to Pablo

Picasso, Autumn–Winter 1979 haute

couture collection, © Claus Ohm.

Short evening dress worn by Sadiya,

Homage to Georges Braque, Spring–

Summer 1988 haute couture collection, ©


Laurent, Paris/Guy Marineau.

Collection board, Autumn–Winter 1965

haute couture collection, © Fondation

Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris.

SOIR collection board, Spring–Summer

1971 haute couture collection, © Fondation

Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris.

Suzy, "Florence", and "Ivy" Paper Dolls

with outfits from their wardrobe, 1953–

1954, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves

Saint Laurent, Paris.

Original sketch, Homage to Georges Braque, Spring–Summer 1988 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris.

Research sketch, Fall–Winter 1976 haute couture collection known as Opera-Ballets Russes collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris.

Elephant blanc short evening dress,

Spring–Summer 1958 Yves Saint Laurent

for Christian Dior haute couture collection,

known as Trapeze collection, © Fondation


Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger.

Dahlia end-of-day dress, Spring–Summer

1959 Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior



Paris/Sophie Carre.

Cocktail dress worn by Susan Moncur,

Homage to Piet Mondrian, Fall–Winter

1965 haute couture collection, ©

INTERFOTO / amw / François Lamy.

Evening gown, Homage to Tom

Wesselmann, Autumn–Winter 1966 haute

couture collection, © Fondation Pierre

Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent,


Tuxedo dress, Autumn–Winter 1966 haute


Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie

Carre.

Tuxedo dress (detail), Autumn–Winter



Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre.

Short evening ensemble, Spring–Summer



Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger.

Daytime dress, Autumn–Winter 1967

SAINT LAURENT rive gauche collection, ©



Daytime ensemble (detail), Autumn–

Winter 1969 SAINT LAURENT rive gauche

collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé –

Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre.

Evening ensemble, Autumn–Winter 1968



Paris/Sophie Carre.

Evening ensemble (detail), Autumn–




Short evening dress, Spring–Summer 1970



Paris/Sophie Carre.

Wedding gown, Autumn–Winter 1970 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre.

Evening gown, Spring–Summer 1971 haute



Carre.

Jewelry of haute couture collections ©



Evening ensemble, Spring–Summer 1977



Paris/Sophie Carre.

Evening gown, Autumn–Winter 1977 haute




Evening ensemble, Autumn–Winter 1977

SAINT LAURENT rive gauche collection, ©



Evening ensemble, Autumn–Winter 1979 haute couture collection, © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre.

Formal dress, Autumn–Winter 1981 haute




Evening ensemble, Spring–Summer 1981



Paris/Sophie Carre.

Jacket, Spring–Summer 1983 haute



Carre.

Jacket (detail), Spring–Summer 1983 haute



Carre.

Evening gown, Autumn–Winter 1983 haute

couture collection, © Gilles Tapie.





Long evening ensemble, Spring–Summer



Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger.




Carre.

Evening gown (detail), Spring–Summer




Wedding gown, Autumn–Winter 1995



Paris/Sophie Carre.

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