I was sad to hear about Yves Saint Laurent's passing last week. He was a fashion icon for me back in the day. I'm not talking about his women's wear, but rather his own personal style. He had a proto-nerdcore look going on that I really liked. I copied it by purchasing a pair of eyeglasses just like his.
The obituary in the L.A. Times reminded me of why I was so drawn to Saint Laurent's person in the first place. There's a quote from his former partner, Pierre Berge, on Saint Laurent's personality: he was "born with a nervous breakdown." That is a description of someone I could spend time with. And then there's Saint Laurent's own testimony that he had "known those fair-weather friends we call tranquilizers and drugs." By a strange coincidence, I have known those fair-weather friends, too.
I used to lust like crazy after Saint Laurent's homes--all of them, but especially his Paris pad. Some thoughtful soul has gone ahead and scanned in some pictures so you can see for yourself how lovely the interiors were.
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I watched a documentary on Canadian CTV last night on Yves. I didn't know much about him, but was amazed at all of his firsts: like the cultural all black fashion show, among other cultures; bringing back the forties-look even though he was put down for bringing back the look of a painful time ie Hitler. His tuxes for women, he was the first: inspired by the lesbain clique women of the earlier decades!! And he won a lawsuit when his wonderful idea of women in tuxes was stolen by another famous designer--?? can someone tell me, was it Ralph Lauren? His work was magnifique. I would have loved Yves up to a point, until my head would hurt from bobbing up and down listening to his world, then I'd ask him to go home. lol They said Catherine Denevueve (sp) was his muse.
Posted by Fran | June 10, 2008 12:07 PM
Posted on June 10, 2008 12:07