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Il mondo secondo Yves Saint Laurent
« Un abito raggiunge il suo scopo quando diviene, per così dire, invisibile…
quando si vede soltanto chi lo indossa . »
Yves Saint Laurent ha rivoluzionato l’industria della moda con i suoi modelli
audaci che miravano a emancipare le donne dell’epoca. Una raccolta di dichiarazioni e aforismi curata da Patrick Mauriès, che ha potuto accedere agli archivi del museo Yves Saint Laurent Paris setacciando un’infinità di fonti e restituendoci il ritratto poliedrico di una delle personalità più iconiche della haute couture.
quando si vede soltanto chi lo indossa . »
Yves Saint Laurent ha rivoluzionato l’industria della moda con i suoi modelli
audaci che miravano a emancipare le donne dell’epoca. Una raccolta di dichiarazioni e aforismi curata da Patrick Mauriès, che ha potuto accedere agli archivi del museo Yves Saint Laurent Paris setacciando un’infinità di fonti e restituendoci il ritratto poliedrico di una delle personalità più iconiche della haute couture.
- GenresFashion
176 pages, Hardcover
Published September 21, 2023
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 9, 2025
One thing about me is I love an aesthetic quote book. The rabbit hole this made me go down. I need Taylor Jenkins Reid to make a book based on this man’s life pronto.
Quick facts- Born in Oran, Algeria to a happy home life and love of theater. Won some paper doll fashion drawing contest at 17 and went to Paris to collect the prize. Met Dior while in Paris and ended up working for him for 2 years before his passing and Yves inheritance of the fashion house at 21. He was kicked out of the house a couple years later which prompted him to start his own house, the first ready-made fashion house.
But what really draws me in is his relationship with Pierre Bergé from even before he was famous, how much his time in Marrakech, Morocco changed his designs and life outlook, and how his episodes of depression impacted him.
The quotes directly from him opened so many questions about his view on women and how he designed for women to be able to feel confident and empowered. I have so many questions about this man.
“Regrets? No, I don't have any regrets... Except for regretting the fact that time passes, that things disappear and don't come back.”
Quick facts- Born in Oran, Algeria to a happy home life and love of theater. Won some paper doll fashion drawing contest at 17 and went to Paris to collect the prize. Met Dior while in Paris and ended up working for him for 2 years before his passing and Yves inheritance of the fashion house at 21. He was kicked out of the house a couple years later which prompted him to start his own house, the first ready-made fashion house.
But what really draws me in is his relationship with Pierre Bergé from even before he was famous, how much his time in Marrakech, Morocco changed his designs and life outlook, and how his episodes of depression impacted him.
The quotes directly from him opened so many questions about his view on women and how he designed for women to be able to feel confident and empowered. I have so many questions about this man.
“Regrets? No, I don't have any regrets... Except for regretting the fact that time passes, that things disappear and don't come back.”
October 16, 2024
An interesting collection of quotes from YSL. I enjoyed the read but the whole time I was weirded out by how much he claims to know about women. Not really a book I’d recommend to my mother if that gives any context. Has some very cool things to say about fashion as an industry and an idea. All and all not a bad read.
May 4, 2024
the graphics are a bit tacky and i wish they included more of a ysl biography rather than solely isolated quotes
October 7, 2025
After finishing “The word according to Karl”, I could not stop but read about his longtime rival Yves.
I have first came to contact with the word of Yves through the book of letter that his partner Pierre has dedicated to him.
In a word where we take pictures of the YSL brand because it gives us the illusion that we made it in life, it is nice to see the man behind the brand: the one who really made it in life.
I have first came to contact with the word of Yves through the book of letter that his partner Pierre has dedicated to him.
In a word where we take pictures of the YSL brand because it gives us the illusion that we made it in life, it is nice to see the man behind the brand: the one who really made it in life.
January 24, 2024
really easy to read book, took me about an hour
May 27, 2025
The short ideas and thoughts of YSL are beautiful and the design of the book is out of this world.
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