Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71
Yves Saint Laurent, one the top French designers of the 20th century, died last night in
Paris, a source in the fashion icon's foundation said.
Paris, a source in the fashion icon's foundation said.
"Yves Saint Laurent died Sunday at 11.10pm,'' the source in Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent
Foundation said.
Foundation said.
The reclusive French maestro, who had retired from haute couture in 2002 after four
decades at the top of his trade, had been ill for some time.
decades at the top of his trade, had been ill for some time.
One of a handful of designers who dominated 20th century fashion - on a par with
Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret - Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent
was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North
African country was still considered part of France.
Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret - Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent
was born in the coastal town of Oran, Algeria, on August 1, 1936, at a time when the North
African country was still considered part of France.
A shy, lonely, child, he became fascinated by clothes, and already had a solid portfolio of
sketches when he first arrived in Paris in 1953, aged 17.
sketches when he first arrived in Paris in 1953, aged 17.
Vogue editor Michel de Brunoff, who was to become a key supporter, was quickly won over,
and published them.
and published them.
The following year Saint Laurent won three of the four categories in a design competition in
Paris -- the fourth went to his contemporary Karl Lagerfeld, now at Chanel.
Paris -- the fourth went to his contemporary Karl Lagerfeld, now at Chanel.
Discerning the young man's potential, de Brunoff advised Christian Dior to hire him and he
rapidly emerged as heir apparent to the great couturier, taking over the house when Dior
died suddenly three years later.
rapidly emerged as heir apparent to the great couturier, taking over the house when Dior
died suddenly three years later.
However in 1960, like many Frenchmen of his age, Saint Laurent was called up to fight in
his native Algeria, where an independence war was under way.
his native Algeria, where an independence war was under way.
Less than three weeks later he won an exemption on health grounds, but when he returned
to Paris Dior had already found a replacement for him, in the person of Marc Bohan.
to Paris Dior had already found a replacement for him, in the person of Marc Bohan.
With his close associate and lover Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent resolved to strike out on his
own, with Berge, who survives the couturier, taking care of the business side.
own, with Berge, who survives the couturier, taking care of the business side.
Saint Laurent's success lay in the harmony he achieved between body and garment -- what
he called "the total silence of clothing''.
he called "the total silence of clothing''.
He was also in the right place at the right time. Having learned his trade at the house of Dior,
he founded his own couture house at the start of the 1960s, at a time when the world was
changing and there was a new appetite for originality.
he founded his own couture house at the start of the 1960s, at a time when the world was
changing and there was a new appetite for originality.
Saint Laurent rode his luck through the rise of the youth market and pop culture fuelled by the
economic boom of the 1960s, when women suddenly had more economic freedom.
economic boom of the 1960s, when women suddenly had more economic freedom.
His name and the familiar YSL logo became synonymous with all the latest trends, highlighted
by the creation of the Rive Gauche ready-to-wear label and perfume, as well as astute licensing
deals for accessories and perfumes.
by the creation of the Rive Gauche ready-to-wear label and perfume, as well as astute licensing
deals for accessories and perfumes.
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很令人惋惜...
很有風采的人物...
YSL 的貴雅與豪秀都令人深深著迷...
bless...
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