VOGUE ON: Yves Saint Laurent

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Abrams, New York, USA

Year 2015

Pages 178

Originally born in Algeria, Yves Saint Laurent moved to Paris when he was 18, and only 3 years later he was handpicked by Christian Dior to take the reins as designer of his fashion house. Over time, Saint Laurent resurrected haute couture from the casual mores that predominated in the 1960s, but also offered chic cachet to ready-to-wear clothing. He was among the earliest of designers to incorporate non-European references into his work, and in 1983 he became the first living designer to be feted with a solo exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This book is featuring original biography and history and studded with images from images taken by leading photographers.