Ysl Lexicon : An ABC of achats the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Lau...

Product Name: Ysl Lexicon : An ABC of achats the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Lau...
ISBN：9780847867127
Ysl Lexicon : An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent, Hardcover by Mondadori, Martina (EDT); Janson, Stephan (EDT); Cox, Madison (FRW), ISBN 0847867129, ISBN-13 9780847867127, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

<b>The world&rsquo;s leading authorities on fashion and design celebrate the 60th anniversary of YSL&rsquo;s first runway presentation with a lexicon that includes many images from the designer&rsquo;s extraordinary archives.</b><br><br>Yves Saint Laurent (1936&ndash;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&rsquo;s style inspirations (C is for Costumes, as exem-plified by the Russian theme achats of the famed autumn-winter 1976&ndash;77 collection; T is for Tuxedo, which the designer initially referenced with his 1965 &ldquo;Le Smoking&rdquo;) and important facets of his life (J is for Jardin Majorelle, the garden of the couturier&rsquo;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&rsquo;s famous perfume launched in 1970). This distillation and celebration of the designer&rsquo;s life reveals the inner world of a twentieth-century master.&nbsp;.