![]() There is a stylish garment for anywhere in the universe, and on 1stDibs, finding the right vintage and designer coats and outerwear doesn’t have to feel like a journey to the ends of the earth. Finding the Right coats-outerwear for You After a long period of ill health, he died at his home in Paris on June 1, 2008.īrowse an extraordinary collection of vintage Yves Saint Laurent evening dresses, shirts, handbags and other clothing and accessories today on 1stDibs. “I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style,” Saint Laurent said four years before retiring, in 2002. Mondrian’s purity met its match in Saint Laurent. The design is the epitome of Saint Laurent’s aesthetic, requiring a meticulous hand-piecing of each color block so that, despite the body’s curves, the visual plane is as flat as a canvas when the garment is worn. With its pure lines and hues, Mondrian’s ground-breaking 1935 color-block painting Composition C transmutes beautifully into a dress that is highly valued by collectors of contemporary fashion and widely copied commercially to this day. It is a prime example of how Saint Laurent, an avid art lover and collector, looked to painters, from Goya to Picasso, Ingres to Matisse, for inspiration. ![]() His revolutionary Mondrian mini dress from 1965 is a core element of his fashion biography. Saint Laurent had given birth to a global brand. ![]() In 1966, they opened the first YSL Rive Gauche women’s boutique in Paris, followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. With Pierre Bergé, his then-lover who became his lifelong business partner and friend, the designer founded Yves Saint Laurent YSL to encompass prêt-à-porter, or ready-to-wear. He shook the traditional couture clientele to its core with youthful silhouettes and styles like the A-line trapeze dress that hung with seeming effortlessness from the shoulders, the antithesis of the pinched waists and molded skirts that had been all the rage after the deprivations of World War II.Īfter a mandated spell in the torturous French military, Saint Laurent suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed by Dior in 1962. A mere slip of a youth, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was nevertheless up to the challenge. Surprisingly soon thereafter, Dior publicly chose Saint Laurent as his successor, which sadly proved prescient when the fashion legend died unexpectedly, in 1957. Just two years later, in 1955, his remarkable sketches were shown to Christian Dior, then the world’s reigning couturier, who hired him immediately. Saint Laurent also consistently used Black models, like Mounia, Iman and Naomi Campbell, and he drew endless inspiration from different ethnicities and cultures, in no small part because of his Algerian roots.īorn to French parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1936, Saint Laurent went to Paris at age 17 to study fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, Saint Laurent also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear.īy blurring gender-specific design, Saint Laurent empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. Please email, call, text, WhatsApp us to fix an appointment.French designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture. You are welcome to collect this item in our office in Chelsea SW3. Buyers are responsible for any custom fees, duties or other charges incurred to you upon delivery outside of the UK. All purchases are packaged to a high standard. We ship worldwide and all goods are fully insured. Choosing to shop with an independent shop instead of a larger online chain or stores will help to support small and local businesses in the UK and in your area. Any age-related wear will be mentioned.īuying preowned items is a popular trend with a positive impact on our planet. Vintage preowned items are not new and therefore may have minor imperfections even though they have been used and worn with love and care. ![]() Your trusted source for rare, one-off French vintage – preowned HERMÈS, CHANEL, LOUIS VUITTON, YSL, DIOR, LOUIS FERAUD… They are vintage or preowned and comply with the item description. We are experts in the brands we sell and we know the provenance. ![]() All our items are 100% authentic and carefully verified by our in-house expert before offering them for sale to our clients. Chelsea Vintage Couture specialises in French Fashion designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and accessories. ![]()
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