No matter if we look at the early ‘beatnik’ years of his house or at the very elegant if not to say conservative later decades of his epoch shaping career, the Fashion of Yves Saint Laurent is – first and foremost – one thing: Beautiful.
No matter which source he drew his inspiration from, one can always recognize pure and simple perfection of form, color and shape in his designs. Whether it’s the years at Dior, his first collections during the 60s, the African dresses, the Russian looks or the cool Sahariennes and the tuxedo suits for women – on can always recognize a distinctive elegance. An elegance, that is pure, reduced, even minimal while the woman wearing YSL is elegant and confident.