Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design & Photography

On the last morning of his life, Karl Lagerfeld’s only companion was Sébastien, his bodyguard and right-hand man. The king of fashion insisted on being cremated, along with his universally recognisable ‘gear’ – the dark glasses and high starched collar that served as a bastion for his secrets. It is only now that witnesses have […]

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 evening wear when he introduced Le Smoking, a woman’s tuxedo, […]

Banned from public release for almost two decades, this bold and imaginative fly-on-the-wall documentary provides a revealing look into Yves Saint Laurent’s final years at the head of his iconic couture house. Following him for almost two years, documentary filmmaker Olivier Meyrou provides intimate insights into the thorny power dynamic between the visionary designer and […]

Founded by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in 1961, shortly after the young couturier left his post at the helm of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent would soon become one of the most successful and influential haute couture houses in Paris. Introducing Le Smoking, the first tuxedo suit for women, in 1966, Saint Laurent […]