Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent Elegant, glamourous, sexy and classic; these are some of the words which are synonomous with Yves Saint Laurent designs. ... One of the most influential designers of our time did not only set out to create beautiful clothes for women, Yves Saint Laurent had a vision. ... In 1962, Yves Saint Laurent set up his own fashion house giving him the creativity and freedom he so yearned for. ... Unlike, Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel hadnŐt designed anything exciting or new, she had simply refined her old styles for her latest collection which were popular with her loyal customers. ... Renouned for being controversial, Saint Laurent successfully continued to push the boundaries throughout his career. ... Saint Laurent was always one step ahead of his fellow designers. ... Saint Laurent is one of the reason behind this revolution. ... Yves Saint Laurent dreamt of designing chic, yet practical work garments for women that did not involve them having to wear the classic knee length skirt and blouse. ... Her designs which when they first appeared created a buzz , were regarded as dull towards the end of her career as, unlike Saint Laurent, she did not display anything new, or exciting. As much as Yves respected Chanel, he had his own design philosophy which he continued to display in his clothes. ... The trousersuit remains the piece Yves Saint Laurent is most heavily associated with and due to its popularity, updated versions of the design has been featured in collections nearly every year since. ... This was one of the key, defining moments for Saint Laurent. ... Having founded the label over 30 years ago, an emotional Yves Saint Laurent showed his last Rive Gauche pret-a-porter collection in 1998.