1992 documentary - 10 years before the closure of Yves Saint Laurent haute couture - provides the look at the life and career of the legendary designer.
Thank you so much for posting this. I will never forget growing up in New York and sitting glued in front of the television, watching this. I was utterly mezmerized.
@stylerunner7 When in doubt, always upload it, because there is always going to be somebody who will be interested in whatever you want to show. Thanks for this documentary. Excelent!
@LisaSimpsonRules1st I will eventually - I have a problem with sound synchronization at the moment as you can see in my latest posts. It's ok for short clips more or less but it will not be good in longer pieces like documentaries.
Is this from that brilliant documentary that was shown on Channel 4 called "The Look". Suzy Menkes described Yves Saint Laurent as the "towering genius of his generation". I had never heard that phrase before. Also they featured Ralpfh Lauren and Calvin Klein - and they were not very kind to either (mere stylists rather than designers, if I remember rightly). You had to be European to get any chance of a kind word. I'd love to see the series again.
@coinjoin You're right - I have them all. They seem quite dated now as the industry has changed so much. So I was debating if it was worth it to upload them...
Karl's work has never really been relevant, creative, sensual & powerful-or even as well made, as St. Laurent's, though Fendi's team does a fantastic job trying. Karl's never created a piece or collection that's literally changed the way women dress. Karl's known more for his fans than his designs. Let's not forget, Madame Chanel called Yves, not Karl, her "spiritual heir".
He is certainly not the first anymore now that he is dead - not trying to be negative but i glad that we are over with that older generation (Yves and Karl is very close in term of age). He certainly was the most powerful after Yves, Givenchy, Valentino, etc all retired. He did not insert himself into culture but adapt himself to the changes. He does not become the designers like them but he outlasted them all. A chameleons and a survivor indeed. I always consider Karl a successful mercenary that work as a fashion designer. Used the old motives of Chanel and twisted them is his thing. It was a brilliant move but did it betrayed Coco own vision? Certainly, he himself said so "that woman must be rolling in her grave". He added the Chanel logo everywhere and his shows were so spectacular. A brilliant, brilliant businessman. Let's move to newer and more exciting designers. There are still others more brilliant designers that don't get as much attention. My favourites are Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood. They are very very good, and consistent.
I was never a fan of his old lady designs. It was like a cult. He would put crap on the runway and his followers would cry their eyes out. Nobody dressed old ladies like ysl! That i will admit. They loved those ridiculous Lesage embroidered picasso doves sticking off of you like tippy hedrun in hitchcocks The Birds.
I don't think you have any idea how innovative he was. The man invented immaculate chic! His customers spanned the spectrum of little old ladies with money to beautiful young working women. He had to design clothes for a spectrum of designers. Fashion evolves and is ethereal ! It's main purpose is to date and so you continue to innovate and date! Thus to cycle continues and peple keep buying
@@Thesaeed23 you talk out of your ass so well! All his van gogh designs were a copy of bill blass's matisse designs. Ysl was credited with designing 'le smoking' for women but marlene Dietrich was wearing tuxedos before mr saint laurent was born! He did not invent "immaculate chic". Boy is that comment of yours stupid. Are you saying chanel or vionnet in the 1930s were not immaculate chic? His customers included "young working women"??? Proof please? Cause i don't know many young 25yo old women working as secretaries spending 3 months salary for a dinner suit at ysl. Try basing your contributions to UA-cam on facts with examples. Not on the beans you had for dinner that you are now farting out.
@@ovh992Not trying to nitpick but your comment is too general. If we consider who did what first then not even Christian Dior or Coco Chanel can be considered original. The feminine line of the "New look" uses a lot of older European silhouettes (full skirts, tight waist, etc). Coco Chanel's own style is not that revolutionary either. The boyish look has a basis in the past. Many portraits in the 18th century featured women of all classes in very masculine items. The one who makes the style bloom and distinctive is the one who gets the credit not the one who did it first. So I can say Coco Chanel was original even if she takes reference from past styles and other cultures (i.e Slavic culture) Bill Blass and Yves St Laurent had different approaches to referencing Matisse in their clothes. Bill Blass put his reference on the jacket more. His clothes were more masculine and vibrant with an excellent combination of colors. Even if he just put the whole painting on the jacket, it is still amazing with what he did. On the other hand, Yves put the references in long formal dress. He uses a more neutral color to highlight the references part and his clothes are a lot more feminine. Different from Bill, Yves adapted the painting into the pattern on the clothing. He altered the reference a bit more than Bill did. Overall, I lean more toward YSL clothes since I like softer lines - personal preferences. I am gonna add the references so that you don't think that I am writing out of my ass -Bill Blass's Matisse Jacket and Top: hindmanauctions.com/items/10458361-bill-blass-matisse-inspired-jacket-and-top-spring-summer-1988 -YSl's Matisse Clothes: museeyslparis.com/en/biography/hommage-a-matisse-et-leger I don't even like Matisse that much. If I had never seen Matisse's paintings before then I would not even know that Yves was referencing them. Yves paid tribute to other artists like Picasso, Baroque, and Van Gogh. There are different approaches too: - He actually took some of the clothes from the paintings of Picasso and made them into real clothes likes that blue and black jacket (A YSL jacket from the Fall / Winter 1979 collection inspired by the Portrait of Nusch Éluard (1937) by Pablo Picasso) and a blue dress (cannot find the link but it is a romantic style dress - like Diana's red maternity dress) - He also put the painting on the cape and jackets but the clothes underneath are quite normal with color complimenting the painting. - kind of like what Bill Blass did but the capes were really cool. (YSL Spring-Summer 1988) - He used Cubism pattern fabric on the dress (Mondrian dress 1965) - Adding decorative elements like the Picasso doves on his clothing.(Also in 1988) -Imitating the painting style of the artist using embroidery, sequins, etc (the Van Gogh Jackets in1988 again) => Yves has a wider selection of artists for reference and his way of referencing someone is also more extensive. French fashion was dominating the entire world at the time of Bill and Yves so many American designers were copying French designs. The water gets very muddies when we talk about who is copying who. This is not a good argument for attacking French designers like Yves especially when you bring in an American designer like Bill. !!!NOT to say that Bill absolutely copied Yves. I make it clear here so that you don't get crazy later. The facts are simply not on your side of the argument. Yves had been referencing art even before Bill, not Matisse specifically but in the 60s - 70s, he was starting to incorporate Cubism in his designs while Bill only did the referencing jackets in the late 80s. I'll leave the fact here. About the problem you have with the Le smoking suit, Marlene Dietrich was not a fashion designer. She wore it once and I don't see women went crazy for a suit after she did it. Going back further in time, the 18th-century women's wardrobe consisted of both masculine and feminine items. Blouses and Masculine jacket is quite normal. Women's sportswear needed to be masculine. Unlike before, Le Smoking was the one design that make suite popular options for formal wear - made it mainstream. The collar and other details of the outfits were more feminine compared to a man's suit. There are so many nuances to the design that it is not just a simple man suite on a women's body. Do the research yourselves. Now, I am gonna compare Coco Chanel's style to Yves Saint Laurent's style of chic. Coco's designs like her famous Chanel suit have a free waist. The silhouette is that of a straight tube. It is free and leans more to the boyish style. Even though YSL also did suit but his suit emphasized the waist. His lines were softer and enhance the women's figure. Put Dior style (very feminine) and Chanel (boyish) on a scale then YSL should be somewhere in the middle. He is less restrictive than Dior but not as free and flowing as Chanel. I think his style is the marriage between Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. All of them were chic but in different ways
@@ovh992Emotion just come rushing in when I am trying to defend someone I really admired. I can not do thing half assly. I hope you can see how much passion I have toward. Yves works in fashion
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Thank you so much for posting this. I will never forget growing up in New York and sitting glued in front of the television, watching this. I was utterly mezmerized.
Goosebumps 😇😎✌️✝️☮️🙏👣🎼🌍🕊️👏👐
omg, I am have been looking for this show for years. I just loved when it came out
Thank you for this upload :) I love Yves Saint Laurent and this documentary is essential to fashion history!
Thank you for posting !!!! Legend !!! Best from the best !
An incredible talent, thanks for the video!
Upload them all please!!! trust me they're worthy!! this is history
Amazing !
@stylerunner7 When in doubt, always upload it, because there is always going to be somebody who will be interested in whatever you want to show.
Thanks for this documentary. Excelent!
do not doubt ...just upload them...even if i am the only one who watches them i would love you for doing it
BRAVO !
@stylerunner7 I really hope you upload those videos. Those would be a nice gift.
Ha! I have never seen Suzy Menkes so young! She looks the same, even the hair!
5:31 is suuuch a legendary dress!
Indeed
por que no hay nada subtitulado :'(
@LisaSimpsonRules1st I will eventually - I have a problem with sound synchronization at the moment as you can see in my latest posts. It's ok for short clips more or less but it will not be good in longer pieces like documentaries.
Is this from that brilliant documentary that was shown on Channel 4 called "The Look". Suzy Menkes described Yves Saint Laurent as the "towering genius of his generation". I had never heard that phrase before. Also they featured Ralpfh Lauren and Calvin Klein - and they were not very kind to either (mere stylists rather than designers, if I remember rightly). You had to be European to get any chance of a kind word. I'd love to see the series again.
Please do
@coinjoin You're right - I have them all. They seem quite dated now as the industry has changed so much. So I was debating if it was worth it to upload them...
Please upload them ! so many of us are still captivated by them !
Karl's work has never really been relevant, creative, sensual & powerful-or even as well made, as St. Laurent's, though Fendi's team does a fantastic job trying. Karl's never created a piece or collection that's literally changed the way women dress. Karl's known more for his fans than his designs.
Let's not forget, Madame Chanel called Yves, not Karl, her "spiritual heir".
:D Does this means that you have biographies of Lagerfeld and Versace?!??!? :D
At that time at least...
A woman whose comments can break a designer's career...
Certainly worthy of better music.
there's a name for the "some" who say Lagerfeld has remained in 2nd place: DELUSIONAL.
He is certainly not the first anymore now that he is dead - not trying to be negative but i glad that we are over with that older generation (Yves and Karl is very close in term of age). He certainly was the most powerful after Yves, Givenchy, Valentino, etc all retired. He did not insert himself into culture but adapt himself to the changes. He does not become the designers like them but he outlasted them all. A chameleons and a survivor indeed.
I always consider Karl a successful mercenary that work as a fashion designer. Used the old motives of Chanel and twisted them is his thing. It was a brilliant move but did it betrayed Coco own vision? Certainly, he himself said so "that woman must be rolling in her grave". He added the Chanel logo everywhere and his shows were so spectacular. A brilliant, brilliant businessman.
Let's move to newer and more exciting designers. There are still others more brilliant designers that don't get as much attention. My favourites are Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood. They are very very good, and consistent.
I was never a fan of his old lady designs. It was like a cult. He would put crap on the runway and his followers would cry their eyes out. Nobody dressed old ladies like ysl! That i will admit. They loved those ridiculous Lesage embroidered picasso doves sticking off of you like tippy hedrun in hitchcocks The Birds.
I don't think you have any idea how innovative he was. The man invented immaculate chic! His customers spanned the spectrum of little old ladies with money to beautiful young working women. He had to design clothes for a spectrum of designers. Fashion evolves and is ethereal ! It's main purpose is to date and so you continue to innovate and date! Thus to cycle continues and peple keep buying
@@Thesaeed23 you talk out of your ass so well! All his van gogh designs were a copy of bill blass's matisse designs. Ysl was credited with designing 'le smoking' for women but marlene Dietrich was wearing tuxedos before mr saint laurent was born! He did not invent "immaculate chic". Boy is that comment of yours stupid. Are you saying chanel or vionnet in the 1930s were not immaculate chic? His customers included "young working women"??? Proof please? Cause i don't know many young 25yo old women working as secretaries spending 3 months salary for a dinner suit at ysl. Try basing your contributions to UA-cam on facts with examples. Not on the beans you had for dinner that you are now farting out.
@@ovh992Not trying to nitpick but your comment is too general. If we consider who did what first then not even Christian Dior or Coco Chanel can be considered original. The feminine line of the "New look" uses a lot of older European silhouettes (full skirts, tight waist, etc). Coco Chanel's own style is not that revolutionary either. The boyish look has a basis in the past. Many portraits in the 18th century featured women of all classes in very masculine items. The one who makes the style bloom and distinctive is the one who gets the credit not the one who did it first. So I can say Coco Chanel was original even if she takes reference from past styles and other cultures (i.e Slavic culture)
Bill Blass and Yves St Laurent had different approaches to referencing Matisse in their clothes. Bill Blass put his reference on the jacket more. His clothes were more masculine and vibrant with an excellent combination of colors. Even if he just put the whole painting on the jacket, it is still amazing with what he did. On the other hand, Yves put the references in long formal dress. He uses a more neutral color to highlight the references part and his clothes are a lot more feminine. Different from Bill, Yves adapted the painting into the pattern on the clothing. He altered the reference a bit more than Bill did. Overall, I lean more toward YSL clothes since I like softer lines - personal preferences.
I am gonna add the references so that you don't think that I am writing out of my ass
-Bill Blass's Matisse Jacket and Top: hindmanauctions.com/items/10458361-bill-blass-matisse-inspired-jacket-and-top-spring-summer-1988
-YSl's Matisse Clothes: museeyslparis.com/en/biography/hommage-a-matisse-et-leger
I don't even like Matisse that much. If I had never seen Matisse's paintings before then I would not even know that Yves was referencing them.
Yves paid tribute to other artists like Picasso, Baroque, and Van Gogh. There are different approaches too:
- He actually took some of the clothes from the paintings of Picasso and made them into real clothes likes that blue and black jacket (A YSL jacket from the Fall / Winter 1979 collection inspired by the Portrait of Nusch Éluard (1937) by Pablo Picasso) and a blue dress (cannot find the link but it is a romantic style dress - like Diana's red maternity dress)
- He also put the painting on the cape and jackets but the clothes underneath are quite normal with color complimenting the painting. - kind of like what Bill Blass did but the capes were really cool. (YSL Spring-Summer 1988)
- He used Cubism pattern fabric on the dress (Mondrian dress 1965)
- Adding decorative elements like the Picasso doves on his clothing.(Also in 1988)
-Imitating the painting style of the artist using embroidery, sequins, etc (the Van Gogh Jackets in1988 again)
=> Yves has a wider selection of artists for reference and his way of referencing someone is also more extensive.
French fashion was dominating the entire world at the time of Bill and Yves so many American designers were copying French designs. The water gets very muddies when we talk about who is copying who. This is not a good argument for attacking French designers like Yves especially when you bring in an American designer like Bill.
!!!NOT to say that Bill absolutely copied Yves. I make it clear here so that you don't get crazy later.
The facts are simply not on your side of the argument. Yves had been referencing art even before Bill, not Matisse specifically but in the 60s - 70s, he was starting to incorporate Cubism in his designs while Bill only did the referencing jackets in the late 80s. I'll leave the fact here.
About the problem you have with the Le smoking suit, Marlene Dietrich was not a fashion designer. She wore it once and I don't see women went crazy for a suit after she did it. Going back further in time, the 18th-century women's wardrobe consisted of both masculine and feminine items. Blouses and Masculine jacket is quite normal. Women's sportswear needed to be masculine. Unlike before, Le Smoking was the one design that make suite popular options for formal wear - made it mainstream. The collar and other details of the outfits were more feminine compared to a man's suit. There are so many nuances to the design that it is not just a simple man suite on a women's body. Do the research yourselves.
Now, I am gonna compare Coco Chanel's style to Yves Saint Laurent's style of chic. Coco's designs like her famous Chanel suit have a free waist. The silhouette is that of a straight tube. It is free and leans more to the boyish style. Even though YSL also did suit but his suit emphasized the waist. His lines were softer and enhance the women's figure. Put Dior style (very feminine) and Chanel (boyish) on a scale then YSL should be somewhere in the middle. He is less restrictive than Dior but not as free and flowing as Chanel. I think his style is the marriage between Christian Dior and Coco Chanel. All of them were chic but in different ways
@@havu-xq4ip blah blah blah. Lady this is youtube. Calm down gurl. Save it for the imaginary lecture hall in ur head.
@@ovh992Emotion just come rushing in when I am trying to defend someone I really admired.
I can not do thing half assly.
I hope you can see how much passion I have toward. Yves works in fashion