#Saint laurent russian collection 1976 series#
The museum has a room devoted to photography, which shows a series of Saint Laurent’s muse, French actress Catherine Deneuve, shot by German fashion photographer Andre Rau in 1992. “Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it,” he says in one clip. Old video footage from runway shows plays to a soundtrack of the Rolling Stones, opera classics and press interview audio clips where Saint Laurent muses on fashion. Glints of this Russian inspiration appeared slightly throughout his work only to be fully tapped in his 1976 so-called Russian Collection. vintage 1976 70s YVES SAINT LAURENT Ballet Russes wool jacket coat. Perhaps it wasn’t the most successful one, but it was wonderfully received at a time when the world condemned opulence. Dating to 1976, this highly collectible jacket is a striking shade of royal blue with. ‘What is your most beautiful memory in your thirty years of designing’ ‘The collection inspired by Russia. “Good clothing is a passport to happiness,” one says. Yves Saint Laurent, cited in Vogue, September 1976. Saint Laurent’s famous quotes are projected on the walls behind the mannequins. “He had such a gift for combining inspiration from traditional costumes he never saw with his own eyes,” says Dahlström. Marrakech-inspired pieces are shown in the permanent exhibition, which shows 50 of Saint Laurent’s most iconic looks on mannequins, from his safari jackets to his Russian collection from 1976 to his Romanian blouse from 1981, which pays homage to a famous painting by Henri Matisse. However, he was able to visit the museum before it opened to see his vision completed. A project of Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, it was spearheaded by Pierre Bergé, Saint Laurent’s business partner and former romantic partner, who passed away last month, on September 8. (He passed away six years later, in 2008.) Next door to the Majorelle Garden and steps away from his private villa, roughly 1,000 items from Saint Laurent’s studio are on view at the $17 million terra cotta museum designed by Studio KO architects. form bring to mind the drama of Yves Saint Laurents 1976 Russian Collection. The museum shows creative masterpieces that span the late designer's 40-year career, from 1962 until his retirement in 2002. Extremely rare and gorgeous bright red and black Python bag by Yves Saint.
This can be seen in the sprawling collection of couture, accessories, sketches and photographs on display at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech, which opens to the public on Thursday.
The Yves Saint Laurent Encore line was a secondary label introduced in 1993 for the US market. Among his successes the Mondrian collection in 1965, Le Smoking tuxedo suits of 1967 and beyond, the Safari suits of 1968 and the Russian inspired collection of 1976. “Before Marrakech, everything was black.” Saint Laurent’s influence was immediate and far-reaching. “Marrakech taught me color,” said Yves Saint Laurent, who bought a cobalt blue villa in the Moroccan city and made it his vacation home in 1966.
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