Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design & Photography

ISBN: 1419744372

Author: Duras, Marguerite

Condition: New

An incredible collection of Yves Saint Laurents designs, beautifully captured by the leading fashion photographers of the 20th century, Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design & Photography is a gorgeous homage to the uncrowned king of haute couture.This indispensable coffee table book traces the success of Saint Laurent's haute couture and ready-to-wear designs from 1962 to 1988 through the lens of the worlds leading fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, William Klein, and more.Their lush photographs document Saint Laurents groundbreaking designs, as worn by the most beautiful women of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, including Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Mounia, and Veruschka.With an introduction by writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras, this classic volume documents Saint Laurents ever-evolving artistry and the combined efforts of the worlds most talented fashion photographers-and is as beautiful and rewarding as one of Saint Laurents creations.