Not Sweating the Small Stuff

Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) - A Pictorial Tribute

"To be beautiful, all a woman needs is a black pullover and a black skirt and to be arm in arm with a man she loves"

Saint Laurent holds drawing of cocktail dress design that won him first prize 1953 in a fashion drawing competition sponsored by the International Wool Secratariat, in Paris


Famous 1971 Nude Saint Laurent Advertising Poster

Final Paris Show - 2002

Born in Oran, Algeria of French parents ... well, you can imagine how the post would go!

Much better to show a collection of classic Yves Saint Laurent dresses ... as the couturier did throughout his collections.

1960's

'Mondrian' Day Dress, Autumn 1965


'African-Style' Creation, New York, 1967

1970's


Evening Slav Inspired Ensemble, Fall/Winter 1976-77



1980's

'Ruffle Dress', Rive Gauche


'Casta Diva' Fall/Winter 1983–84


1990's

With Claudia Schiffer, 1997

2000's


Belarusian supermodel Olga Sherer 200o's

Former top model Carla Bruni in an Yves Saint Laurent dress during his final show in 2002

Laurent's daring is epitomised in this great bit of homoerotic advertising.


Bravo!