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Sunday, March 14, 2010
The line waiting outside the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the Petit Palais on Friday morning. Get your ticket at FNAC please. I walzed in with no hindrance. Assuming you're planning to be in Paris..
This bow affair is one of YSL's early works at Dior.
Red lips on black velvet and a charmer.
YSLs' influence by art is evident throughout the exhibit - Mondrian and Matisse...
Strong exotique influences of the Near East and Morocco, his home away from Paris is another strong theme...
Braque-influenced gowns...
YSL was such an innovator and constantly referencing sources. There's a room of just fabric swatches - YSL was a great colorist.
Pink was his favorite color.
15 rooms to view and near the end this collection of brilliant evening gowns. It's worth getting the audio tape, though it might take a week to get through..
This large room is painted black and completely covered with YSL's "Le Smoking" suits.
Sketches always catch my eyes - here The Trench.
Word out is that YSL could be quite cranky and unreasonable at times. Perhaps too much drink, drugs... There's a new book out on this aspect of his personality, Mauvais Garcon/Naughty Boy.
Yet this picture in a book of YSL with all of his French Bull Terriers won me over completely - he is so obviously gaga over his doggies.
Who do you think is the boss here? Over the years, he owned an endless string of French Bulldogs, each Brindle pied, each called Moujik. Upon the death of each dog, he’d immediately acquire another named Moujik. What can one say?BONJOUR YSL!
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