Yves saint laurent, who changed the color of couture. Yves saint laurent his life and times5 avenue marceau. His life and times, as well as 5 avenue marceau 75116 paris, lovingly tell his tale and celebrate his genius. Bridget kendall looks back at saint laurents life and legacy with director of.
Pierre berge, catherine deneuve, yves saintlaurent, caroline. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Schnabel had been chosen to organize a brahms festival in berlin in 1933, to mark the centenary of the. Pdf the brand yves saint laurent is a company that represents a modern approach to management in the fashion industry. Yves mathieu saint lauren august 1, 1936 june 1, 2008 he was born in oran, algeria. Even in life, yves saint laurent spent decades lost behind a screen of conjecture and rumour. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing yves saint laurent. Laurent has reigned as one of the most influential and brilliantly inspired couturiers of our times.
What i enjoyed most about the movie was the genesis of yves st. The turbulent love story behind yves saint laurents revolutionary rise the designer and his lover, pierre berge, had deliberately defined roles saint laurent was the fragile artist and berge. Like the author he so admired, saint laurent had, during the end of his life, withdrawn into the safe haven of his bedroom, lost in. As a teen, he left for paris to work for designer christian dior and gained acclaim for his. Yves saint laurent early drawings press release amazon s3.
Yves saint laurent cofounder pierre berge dead at 86. A look at the life of french designer yves saint laurent from the beginning of his. There will be two films coming out about the life of this iconic french designer who died in 2008, despite one facing criticism from the late designers close companion and. Yves saint laurent, a biopic from jalil lespert the. He cofounded the fashion label yves saint laurent, and was a longtime business partner and onetime life partner of the eponymous designer. September 1954will be on display for the very first time. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of yves saint laurent.
Yves henri donat mathieusaintlaurent professionally known as yves saint laurent, was a french fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his. Pierre niney is a dead ringer for the fashion designer, but this is a lifeless account of his career. And did his fashion innovations for women shape social change in the 1960s, or were they a response to his times. The first, which hit the big screen last summer, was yves saint laurent, director jalil. His life and times begins with the softspoken, chainsmoking saint laurent recalling his difficult childhood in oran, algeria, then. I often wonder what yves saint laurent, who was born on this day in 1936, would think of the modern fashion world. Yves saint laurent stars pierre niney as the french fashion designer. Berge was due to inaugurate an yves saint laurent museum in paris next month and another this year in marrakech. His life and times 77 minutes and 5th avenue marceau 85 minutes theres a play all feature as well. And so, to keep saint laurent inspired, their collection grew into a mixture of styles and epochs.
Yves saint laurent his life and times5 yves saint laurent 2014 full movie avenue. The turbulent love story behind yves saint laurents. Two featurelength documentaries came out of the sessions, yves saintlaurent. Laurent personality and how that translated into a design aesthetic.
It looks like 2014 is going to be yves saint laurents turn to be immortalized on the big screen. French designer considered one of the most prominent figures of haute couture in recent times with karl lagerfeld, paco rabanne, and gianni versace. A hiphop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multimillion dollar company, while his exwife schemes to reclaim what is hers. Throughout his life, the designer found a series of muses. Bridget kendall looks back at saint laurent s life and legacy with director of. Laurents career, from the debut of his first line under his own name at age 22, to becoming one of fashions most creative and unorthodox designers. At this time, he shortened his surname to saint laurent because the international. The life of an iconic fashion designer hits the big screens with two films about yves saint laurent released this. Yves saint laurent was an algerianfrench fashion designer, one of the greatest and most celebrated icons of the fashion industry. The late pierre berge on partner yves saint laurents legacy wsj.
The disjointed structure of this drama leaves the film to jar about when it struggles to juggle the titular yves saint laurents struggle in the fashion industry and struggles in his personal life. Yves saint laurent full show spring summer 2002 haute couture paris by fashion channel duration. Yves saint laurent by farid chenoune, florence muller. Pierre berge made yves saint laurents designs into a fashion.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Although it may appear slow going, please take the time to real. Oran, algeria, as yves henri donat mathieusaintlaurent. Amid shifting times, two women kept their decadeslong love. The survey was sent by email to people who are actively participating in the life of luxury fashion. But saint laurents legacy mattered a great deal to pierre berge, the man who shared his life and astutely managed his unmanageable lovers. Yves saint laurent is arguably the greatest fashion designer of this century. This latest dvd collection packages two documentaries, yves saint laurent.
Yves henri donat mathieusaintlaurent professionally known as yves saintlaurent, was a french fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his. Timeline of yves saint laurent fashion career allure. Ysl confirms hedi slimanes return, new york times, 07. We share the grief of his friends and family and all those who loved him. Laurent latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Watch yves saint laurent 2014 full movie online or download fast. Pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon. Pierre berge, longtime business partner and companion of yves. Two fulllength feature documentaries about the man who reimagined womens fashion. Between the two of them, they expose viewers to a concentrated dose of yves saint laurent and his work but they dont do much to inform the jeans. His life and times begins with the softspoken, chainsmoking saint laurent recalling his difficult childhood in oran, algeria, then his move to paris where, at 17, he dazzled. Yves saint laurent article about yves saint laurent by.
Even when elements of the work on his walls found their way into his sketchbook, saint laurent drew a distinction between the two. Pariss new yves saint laurent museum is a mustsee for every fashion lover 04 oct, 2017, 01. Last year, two biopics were made about storied designer yves saint laurent. Fashionista heaven arrives with the elegant yves saint laurent biopic, which is more passionate and precise about the clothes than it is about the man. Pierre berge, yves saint laurents partner both in business and, sometimes, in life, from a 2012 interview after he was asked whether the french fashion icon was always creating. Although financial times writer rawsthorn prefers a responsible brand of journalism in. Saint laurent liked to create intricate paper dolls, and by his early teen years he was designing dresses for his mother and sisters. Biopic taking a look at the life of famous french fashion designer yves saint laurent, from the beginning of his career when he met his lover and business partner pierre berge. In french with english subtitles a fully realized portrait of yves saint laurent emerges from extensive interviews at different stages of his career, archival film footage and photos, and frank commentary by his closest associates and contemporaries. Lgbtq movies, movies based on real life, movies based on books, french movies, dramas. His life and times is a biography of ysl with some great interviews with him, at various ages, his longtime companion, pierre. As an account of the troubled life of a brilliant designer, this book contains too many. He speaks about his love for books and music, then when you see him design, drape cloth over the female form, you understand his love for beauty.
According to field, saint laurent looped the pulse of his times into the fashions he designed. Yves saint laurent was a european fashion designer born on august 1, 1936 in oran, algeria. Moving to paris at 17, he ultimately established houses of couture and boutiques there and in new york. We can all be inspired by the grace and dexterity with which he negotiated his storied life, and yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent becomes head designer at french fashion house christian dior, suffers a breakdown and meets his future life and business partner. Yves saint laurent, who has died aged 71, was, with coco chanel, regarded as the greatest figure in french fashion in the 20th century, and could be said to have created the modern womans wardrobe. Yves saintlaurent article about yves saintlaurent by. That is, if a wallow in felliniesque excess that involves bottomless. This fascinating portrait of designer yves saint laurent details his rise in fashion world, his happy childhood in algeria and his relationships with friends, family and colleagues. The mystery of the saint laurent sketches more than four years after the designers death, an international dispute about a 400item portfolio of his drawings and personal items is swirling. Ahead of this weeks 10year anniversary of saint laurents death, a new book is delving into the life of one of his closest confidants. His wife, the singer theresa behr, had a profound influence on his musicmaking. For further information, interactive biographies devoted to yves saint laurent and.
With pierre niney, guillaume gallienne, charlotte le bon, laura smet. Two featurelength documentaries came out of the sessions, yves saint laurent. His life and times is an intimate biography featuring extensive interviews with the reclusive designer. Artur schnabel is also remembered as teacher and composer, chamber music was the distinguishing work of his musical life. Yves saint laurent his life and times5 avenue marceau 75116 paris. Laurent s career, from the debut of his first line under his own name at age 22, to becoming one of fashions most creative and unorthodox designers. Collectors edition is actually a pairing of two documentaries.
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