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AN ABC OF THE FASHION, LIFE, AND INSPIRATIONS OF YVES SAINT LAURENT
An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent Edited by MARTINA MONDADORI and STEPHAN JANSON
Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 300 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010 www.rizzoliusa.com
EDITED BY M ARTINA MONDADORI AND STEPHAN JANSON; INTRODUCTION BY MADISON COX; TEXTS BY CLAUDE ARNAUD, HAMISH BOWLES, AMY FINE COLLINS, NATASHA FRASER-CAVASSONI, CAROLINE ISSA, CAROLINE LOEB, MARIAN MCEVOY, UMBERTO PASTI, ELIE TOP, AND DIANE VON FÜRSTENBERG ISBN: 978-0-8478-6712-7 $65.00 Can: $85.00 Jacketed hardcover, 8 x 11 inches 288 pages 250 illustrations Rights: World
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An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent Edited by MARTINA MONDADORI and STEPHAN JANSON
The world’s leading authorities on fashion and design celebrate the 60th anniversary of YSL’s first runway presentation with a lexicon that includes many images from the designer’s extraordinary archives. Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008) is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s, with making ready-to-wear reputable, and with using non-European cultural references. In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book, a coterie of tastemakers have supplied listings that encompass YSL’s style inspirations (C is for Costumes, as exemplified by the Russian theme of the famed autumnwinter 1976–77 collection; T is for Tuxedo, which the designer initially referenced with his 1965 “Le Smoking”) and important facets of his life (J is for Jardin Majorelle, the garden of the couturier’s paradisiacal retreat in Marrakech; R is for Rive Gauche, the bohemian, chic neighborhood of Paris where the YSL boutique is situated and also the name of the house’s famous perfume launched in 1970). This distillation and celebration of the designer’s life reveals the inner world of a twentieth-century master.
A collage of runway shots of the many exotic places Saint Laurent kept re-inventing.
Martina Mondadori is the founder of Cabana magazine. Stephan Janson is a fashion designer. Madison Cox is the president of the Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent Foundation. Claude Arnaud is an essayist and biographer. Hamish Bowles is the international editor at large at American Vogue. Amy Fine Collins is a journalist and special correspondent at Vanity Fair. Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is an author. Caroline Issa is a magazine publisher. Caroline Loeb is an actress, singer, and director. Marian McEvoy is an artisan and former magazine editor in chief. Umberto Pasti is a writer and horticulturist. Elie Top is a jewelry designer. Diane von Fürstenberg is a fashion designer. FASHION 288 pages, 8 x 11” 200 color photographs HC w/jacket: 978-0-8478-6712-7 $65.00 Can: $85.00 UK: £45.00 February 15, 2022 Rights: World R IZZOLI
12 of the opulent outfits from the 1976 Fall collection
