Yves Saint Laurent
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1983. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's navy cloth, spine and upper board gilt, red endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket.
Catalog for a 1983 retrospective devoted to Yves Saint Laurent at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; it was the Institute's first retrospective of a living couturier’s work as well as the first of many YSL retrospectives. In an interview with the New York Times, curator Diana Vreeland said, "It is an opportunity to show the work of a living genius. Yves is the Pied Piper of fashion. Whatever he does, women of all ages, from all over the world, follow. All of the clothes in the show - from 1958 to today - could now be worn by anyone everywhere.” Includes introduction by Vreeland, essay by French writer Huyghe, a "collage of inspiration" and essay by business partner and one-time companion Bergé, a chronology, 60 photos by Duane Michals and an illustrated survey of the designer. Corners gently bumped; unclipped dust jacket with light toning and edgewear. Very good. Item #12845
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