When he was three years old, he often went to see a doll show with his mother, which made him begin to like those colorful clothes. At the age of four, he has become a staff adviser to his mother and menstruation, and he has to appreciate and suggest the clothing accessories for young women's banquets. At the age of seven, he picked up crayons, scissors and a tape measure to make clothes for his doll. When he was nine years old, his business wish was not to have new toys, nor to inherit the family business, and to be a valuable son when he grew up. He said, let my name appear on the neon lights on the Champs Elysé es.
At this time, he began to learn watercolor painting, but soon turned to painting clothes. At the age of twelve, I became interested in stage layout and costume design after watching the opera. At the age of seventeen, she participated in the design competition of the International Wool Bureau and won the third place. At the age of eighteen, he won the first prize with a black cocktail dress with asymmetric design, and let the world-famous Vogue magazine adopt his design. At the age of eighteen, Saint Laurent graduated from high school. The editor-in-chief of Vogue remembered this young man who could design asymmetric black cocktail dresses, so he was invited to do graphic design of the magazine and sent to Ecole de la Chambre syndicate de la Couture Parisienne. /kloc-At the age of 0/9, the young Saint Laurent entered the company in christian dior and designed for christian dior. Because young Saint Laurent can completely reach the level of Dior, at the age of 20, one third of Dior's fashion was written by Saint Laurent. 19571On October 24th, with the death of Mr. Dior, 2 1 year-old Saint Laurent was on the verge of death. After the upcoming press conference, Saint Laurent designed a knee-length fashion decorated with bows with black wool silk, which became an instant hit and became the second generation of Christian Dior.
1960, with the outbreak of the Algerian war, Saint Laurent, who had a certain position in the fashion industry at that time, was forced to join the army. Dior not only lost his job, but also was not good at group life. He was introverted and showed considerable tension and anxiety. So he declared that he had a nervous breakdown and was sent to the valley of grace.
Hospital treatment, in two and a half treatment time, the hospital used a lot of tranquilizers to prevent Saint Laurent from leaving, and finally Saint Laurent lost weight (80 kg) and was unconscious, but he was later allowed to leave the hospital, but he could not live without narcotics in his life, and because of drug addiction, Saint Laurent experienced a life of alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide. 196 1 year, with secrets and rumors, Yves Saint Laurent, who was discharged from hospital, broke up with Dior, and he officially launched the name YSL. From1962 65438+129 October, his first fashion show, the connection of three curved letters became a symbol of the gradual change of fashion style, which shocked the establishment. So 196 1 established Saint Laurent Company, and by autumn, the number of employees had reached 90. In the sixties and seventies, Saint Laurent basically embodied the spirit of resisting authority. His designs are not only cutting-edge, but even shocking, such as bell bottoms, pullovers, sleeveless undershirts, hippies, boots, neutral clothes and transparent clothes, all of which are his creations.
1964, he launched Saint Laurent's first perfume, named after its initials "Y". Later, he also published many works. Saint Laurent perfume is characterized by clearly distinguishing the user's personality and lifestyle, and its naming is also controversial. For example, oriental opium perfume, romantic Paris and champagne perfume in France, and even champagne perfume are accused by French wine merchants, not only losing money, but also changing their names. One of the most famous perfumes is opium, which is the first world-class perfume in Saint Laurent and the first perfume that breaks through the traditional name (1977, before the poison of CD). Its fragrance is oriental spicy tone, completely exotic, and it is a classic of oriental tone.
These unconventional creations shocked the upper class, and made young people who love freedom-whether civilians or upper class, or even students who like anti-government demonstrations-become die-hard customers. Moreover, Saint Laurent began to develop its works in the form of ready-made clothes and serialized product lines. 1968, he opened his first clothing store on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. By 197 1, he had 46 chain stores, and even Saint Laurent exported clothes to London, which caused the business of local clothing stores to plummet.
Although the ready-to-wear market is very successful, Saint Laurent also said that he would not give up high fashion design. 1972, he published an article similar to Chanel's classical style. Although he said that he would no longer hold a high fashion conference, in 1976, he published a series of unprecedented design styles, including Gypsy, India, Caucasus, Slavic, Turkey, etc., which were very successful, giving people another perspective on the conference, that is, his works do not need reality, but only express impressions, fantasies and grandeur. Returning to high-end clothing manufacturing, Saint Laurent still publishes clothes with folk customs, but he said that his goal is a woman in a new era-a woman who is not only smart and beautiful, but also courageous. She is wearing Saint Laurent's clothes.
From 65438 to 0977, the pale models with no hips and flat breasts in Saint Laurent were replaced by those tall, dark and plump models. The women in the Muslim boudoir came out slowly wearing headscarves and red felt hats. His fashion began to reflect his curiosity about Moroccan, China, Japanese and Spanish countries. In the same year, opium perfume was also produced. Yves Saint Laurent rose to the status of a master in the 1980s, and the accumulated trophies and retrospective exhibitions never stopped. 1982 He was awarded the International Fashion Award by the American Fashion Designers Association. The Capital Museum opened a 25-year retrospective exhibition for Saint Laurent in 1983, and then exhibited it in Moscow.
At the age of 60, Saint Laurent broke the restriction of high education in fashion customs. He feels the pulse of the times and interprets it with fashion. His models wear black and crocodile motorcycle jackets and boots. The original idea of gender equality is to get a generation from the innovative Tastor series of Saint Laurent 1966 in autumn. Soon pants became the representative of YSL fashion. YSL showed his support for abandoning the bra with his flesh-colored skirt, Tastor pants and perspective clothes. In the early 1990s, his design was elegant and perfect, but SUZYMENKES, the fashion editor of the International Herald Tribune, thought that Saint Laurent could not design anything new. He seems to be more interested in business. 1993 65438+ 10/9, Borg carefully planned and successfully arranged the commercial merger of Yves Saint Laurent's fashion company and Elf Sanofi's French state-owned petrochemical company.
Throughout the 1990s, Saint Laurent struggled with drugs and mental illness. Finally. On June 1 65438+1October1day, 2007, a nameplate was quietly removed from the luxurious and elegant Paris Marceau Street, and the Yves Saint-Laurent Haute Couture Design Studio, which had been in the fashion world for 40 years, officially closed. Since then, the letters YSL not only represent the abbreviation of a talented designer, but also become an indelible history of high fashion.
I saw the last interview with Mr. Saint Laurent in the news of French TV 2. The 65-year-old man who has struggled in the fashion industry for nearly half a century said slowly into the microphone: "Since he officially announced his retirement in June+10, 5438, he has been committed to making the final order. After that, I'm going on holiday. I hope everything will be calm when I come back.
Fashion circles call him "master", "master" and "authority" with pious words ... and his farewell fashion show held in June+10 in 5438 was described by the media as "applause in tears". At that time, thousands of spectators gathered inside and outside the Pompidou Center in Paris, from invited celebrities from all walks of life to YSL enthusiasts who braved the cold wind to watch the live broadcast on the big screen. This performance focuses on the design essence of Saint Laurent for more than 40 years. From a historical point of view, this is a repeat of the post-war European fashion development: from the first liberation of women's trousers and jackets, to the classic masterpieces "Montré an color block" and "Picasso series", and then to his black sexy perspective dress. As he said, "Fashion is not only to make women more beautiful, but to support them spiritually and make them more confident. Saint Laurent's emotional world has always been a mystery.
1957, at Dior's funeral, the young designer met Pierre Borg, who later became his lover and became the decision-maker of the future YSL fashion kingdom. Saint Laurent designed six series of fashions for Dior at his first press conference, which won people's attention and showed his trapezoidal skirt. At this time, Yves Saint Laurent's name was still attached to Dior.
At this time, in Saint Laurent's career, a woman who is very important to him appeared. She is the first beauty in Europe-Catherine Danielle. Like Hepburn and Givenchy, they met in a movie 1967. In the future, Kathleen Danielle will not only be a guest in Saint Laurent's program, but also volunteer to be a model to promote her new work before it is published. The friendship between them will be endless for a while. Although Saint Laurent was declared gay by the media, he is married, and his wife's name is Bert Gato. However, their marriage and the relationship between Saint Laurent and her lover have always been a mystery. On June 2, 2008, Yves Saint Laurent, a world-famous design master and a legend in French fashion, died of brain cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 7 1 year.
1957 Dior died, and Saint Laurent, who was only 2 1 year-old, became the chief designer of the brand and was in charge of Dior's annual fashion show, which became an instant hit and became the darling of the French fashion world, and was praised by Christine II. The first fashion show with the theme of' Trapè ze' was a great success, which established Saint Laurent's leading position in Dior brand and laid a good start for shaping its personal style. Due to military service, the young Saint Laurent temporarily interrupted his design career. 196 1 year, thanks to the financial support of PierreBergé, a good friend from Belgium, Saint Laurent set out to create his own fashion brand, and launched a personal fashion show in the next year, and the famous' smoking' style began to be popular in the fashion world. In the following decades, the brand developed rapidly, and the fashion fields involved were not limited to high-end ready-to-wear, scarves, ties, shoes, purses, jewelry, glasses, perfumes, skin care products and other products marked with the word' YSL'. With its unique creativity and elegance, it quickly gained worldwide fame.
Yves Saint Laurent's style has always been highly praised by fashion, entertainment and art circles. For example, andy warhol commented on him: "He was inspired by the street, but he never gave up that elegant texture". Celebrities like Maria Callas and catherine deneuve have a soft spot for Saint Laurent.
Even in the fashion circle that leads the trend, Saint Laurent is a reformist who dares to be the first. He can be keenly aware of the changes of the times, dare to challenge traditional authority and realize various innovations. Pants, exoticism, men's perfume, etc. It is a symbol of the times created by YSL brand. The designer himself did not hesitate to go into battle and publicize his design concept, and became the spiritual idol of the trend chaser for a time.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Yves Saint Laurent was at the peak of her creation, standing at the top of the high fashion industry and winning numerous awards. 1982 was awarded the designer of the year award by the American Fashion Designers Association, 1983 held a 25-year retrospective exhibition for him in Moscow Museum, and 1985 was awarded a special award by the Oscar in recognition of Saint Laurent's achievements in the fashion field. In 200 1 year, former French President Jacques Chirac awarded Saint Laurent the National Medal of Honor. In 2007, in 65438+February, the current French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded him the title of "Grand Medal of Honor" again, which became the ultimate glory of the designer.