![]() Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. By blurring gender-specific design, he empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. 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. 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. It’s never too soon to start collecting them, as an investment in your wardrobe-and in yourself.įrench fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture. High-quality vintage pieces like this are yours to live in and love while increasing in value every year. In excellent condition, this iconic YSL skirt has been professionally eco dry cleaned and pressed. Unlined, this skirt closes at the side with a concealed zip. While the ruffles at the hem create a peasant aesthetic, the thick sash that can be tied loosely or in a bow introduces a more upscale feel. The balance between color and texture allow for a certain grandness about this design. Attached, the taffeta is finely gathered adding volume, and visual dimension to the skirt in contrast of the deep velvet panel. The waist of the skirt is formed with a sash that moves into a yoke made from luxurious black velvet. ![]() Hailing from that collection, this ankle-length skirt is done in a regal purple silk taffeta. Drawing international inspiration from the traditional Russian and Balkan cultures, YSL constructed an unforgettable display of color, drama, and globalism through his reimagined designs. The 1976 Russian Collection is perhaps one of Yves Saint Laurent’s most renowned collections. ![]()
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