"YVES SAINT LAURENT : FORTY YEARS OF CREATION 1958-1998". Collectif. Editions International Festival of Fashion Photography. 1998. Imprimé aux Etats-Unis. in-4, couverture toilée noire sous jaquette photo. 320 pages. Texte bilingue Français / Anglais, illustré de très nombreuses reproductions photographiques, 51 en couleurs et 84 en noir & blanc, pleine page dont une trentaine en double page.

 

"In the forty years that he has been creating couture, Yves Saint Laurent has brought everything to fashion – all the great classics that will never go out of style. His name was become synonymous with elegance. More than any other fashion stylist of his generation, Yves Saint Laurent has codified the woman's wardrobe for the second half of the twentieth century. He coined a way… This book is a celebration of the Yves Saint Laurent look, a combination of elegance and sophisticated artistry. It is also a book in which the premiere fashion photography of our time is represented, and a book in which "the subject and the object blend because each one is a work of art." Published in conjunction with an anniversary exhibition presented by the International Festival of Fashion Photography, this catalogue strikingly portrays the creative relationship between Yves Saint Laurent and the most talented photographers of the last decades…"

 

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