Biography
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent left home at the age of 17 to work for the French designer Christian Dior. After winning first prize in the International Wool Secretariat contest for his cocktail dress design in 1954, Yves Saint Laurent landed the job of Haute Couture designer when Dior died in 1957. In 1960, he was conscripted into the French Army. His spell in the service was short-lived however, and he was transferred into a French mental hospital suffering from stress, where he underwent psychiatric treatment, including electroshock therapy, for a nervous breakdown. In 1962, in the wake of his nervous breakdown, Saint Laurent was released from Dior and started his own label, YSL, financed by his companion, Pierre Bergé.'YSL' is perhaps most famous for "Le Smoking" tuxedo jacket, see-through blouses, peasant blouses, bolero jackets, pantsuits and smocks. By feminising the basic shapes of the male wardrobe, YSL set new standards for world fashion.(credit: www.thebiographychannel.co.uk)
Designs
Le smoking
Sofia Coppola <3 style="font-weight: bold;">Safari
Mondrian shift dress
Isabel Eberstadt in YSL Mondrian Shift
Along with his legendary desgins, Yves Saint Laurent is also known for his fragrances:
Opium
L'Homme
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