Thames & Hudson Book Yves Saint Laurent Catwalk

Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first women's tuxedo dress, in 1966, Saint Laurent also presented iconic creations inspired by art, from Mondrian dresses to Van Gogh's precious embroideries and the famous collection of the Ballets Russes.

This definitive publication opens with a brief history of the house, followed by a brief biographical profile of Yves Saint Laurent, before exploring the collections themselves, arranged chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a short text revealing its influences and highlights, and illustrated with a gallery of carefully curated runway images. These show hundreds of spectacular dresses, details, accessories, beauty looks and sets and of course the top models who have worn them on the runway. A rich reference section concludes the book.

Brand : Thames & Hudson
Dimensions : 28x5.1x19cm
Number of pages : 632
Cover : Hard
Language : English
ISBN : 9780500022399