j9k1kminby
IV LIGA
Dołączył: 16 Lis 2010
Posty: 112
Przeczytał: 0 tematów
Ostrzeżeń: 0/5 Skąd: England
|
Wysłany: Pią 11:18, 03 Gru 2010 |
|
|
In 2002, shortly after his retirement, the British Independent newspaper hailed Saint-Laurent as “a style leader.” He earned his iconic status in the hearts of women due to his ability to blur the boundaries of fashion, by mixing vintage with modern and morphing them into new designs. This included his Trapeze dress— with its narrow shoulders, falling to a wide, skirt — a welcome change after years of body constricting clothing and tight waistlines.
Famous for putting a woman into a man’s tuxedo and reworking the rules of women's fashion, Yves Saint Laurent believed, in his own words, that fashion should give women confidence and a belief in themselves, rather than just make them look beautiful.
In 1971 he caused a scandal by posing nude in a photograph to promote his YSL men’s cologne, wearing only his glasses.
Above all, Yves Saint Laurent will be remembered by many women for making high fashion more accessible to the high street, with his ready-to-wear collections and his classic cuts and tailoring.
Landmarks in his life were numerous. In 1983, the Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted a show to Saint Laurent [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the first in its history to honor a living designer. The New York Times obituary quotes Diana Vreeland, the legendary magazine editor, who masterminded the exhi
His 1966 women’s tuxedo (le Smoking suit) broke the rules of fashion and became his designer trademark, updated on an annual basis, until he retired in 2002. According to the Independent, “by putting a woman in a man's tuxedo, he changed fashion forever, in a style that never dated."
According to the New York Times Obituary of 1st June 2008, Saint Laurent was largely responsible for changing the way modern women dressed. In the fickle, fast-changing world of fashion, Saint Laurent was hailed as the most influential and enduring designer of his time.
The Renegade of Fashion
The designer retired from the fashion industry in 2002 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], at the age of 65, after closing his Paris fashion house which he founded in the 1960s [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and having sold his label to the Gucci Group NV in 1999.
Some of his renegade styles were met with resistance, however. In the fashion exposé entitled Fashion Bablyon, author Imogen Edwards-Jones recounts tales of women wearing Saint Laurent pantsuits who were turned away from hotels, bars and restaurants in New York and London, because they were dressed like men.
Read on
The Americana Trend for 2008
British Fashion Designer Alexander McQueen Dies
Will Haute Couture Survive Spring 2010 ?
The Life of Yves Saint Laurent
Credited by Diana Vreeland as being “the Pied Piper of fashion,” YSL designs represent the epitome of style, with glamorous evening gowns, sleek pantsuits, peacoats, trenchcoats and safari jackets, which became classics in their own right. The International Herald Tribune of 2nd June 2008 quotes him as saying,: "A woman's wardrobe shouldn't change every six months. You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics."
Born in Oran, Algeria on 1 August 1936, Laurent’s life was one of highs and lows, as the pressures of the fashion industry took its toll. Admitting to depression, drugs and loneliness, bouts of depression plagued his career, and in the 60s, caused him to be given a medical discharge from his (drafted) military service. After his retirement, he referred to “phony friends” and his fight with drugs and tranquilizers. He also referred to “the prison of depression and hospitals” but announced ,"I've emerged from all this, dazzled but sober."
相关的主题文章:
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Puma Espera The Psychology of Sociop Puma Californ
[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
Post został pochwalony 0 razy
|
|