A dazzling portrait of Yves Saint Laurent and his world of fashion over the last twenty-five years of his career, by legendary pioneer of backstage fashion photography, Roxanne Lowit.
Yves Saint Laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance, and high fashion. When he came on the scene at Dior and then started his own line, he quickly changed the way people regarded haute couture and the world of fashion itself. He revolutionized women’s eveningwear when he introduced le smoking, a women’s tuxedo, and made couture accessible to a younger generation.
Roxanne Lowit’s personal photographic history of Saint Laurent, the man and the fashion, from 1978, the year she first met him, to the last show he gave in 2002. With contributions from YSL’s muses and admirers, including Catherine Deneuve, Betty Catroux, Jerry Hall, Lucie de la Falaise, Grace Jones, Pat Cleveland, and Valerie Steele. Roxanne’s book represents the backstage experience at YSL’s shows as she experienced them. Whether surrounded by beautiful models or peeking out at the catwalk from the wings. Every moment was a magnificent photo opportunity.
She shares magical moments of YSL with the world and creates a unique portrait of this towering fashion figure.
BOOK
YVES SAINT LAURENT
Photographs by Roxanne Lowit
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Foreword by Pierre Bergé
Text by Jerry Hall, Valerie Steele, Pat Cleveland, Grace Jones, Betty Catroux, Paloma Picasso, Catherine Deneuve and Lucie De La Falaise
Size:13 x9 in (330x229mm)
208 pages
Pub Date: November 1st 2014
$50
http://www.thamesandhudson.com
http://www.roxannelowit.com
EVENT
Book Signing
Friday Novemeber 21st, 2014
From 5pm to 6:30pm
Conversation with Pierre Bergé at 5pm
YVES SAINT LAURENT
Photographs by Roxanne Lowit
At Colette
213, rue Saint Honoré
75001 Paris
France
http://www.colette.fr
