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Dior New Looks
Jérome Gautier
Thames & Hudson, London 2022, 312 pages, 28.8 x 21.6 cm., Hardcover, ISBN 9780500025048
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A timely celebration of one of the world’s greatest couture houses, which combines Christian Dior’s classics with the newest creations, published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Christian Dior’s first collection. In this lavish collection Jérome Gautier collects the outstanding elements of Dior’s style for every generation since 1947, pairing classic and contemporary photographs together with some exquisite rarities. Christian Dior’s “New Look” amazed the world as it emerged after wartime austerity, and reset the boundaries of modern elegance. Dior’s search for the perfect line and the ideal silhouette continues with couturiers of the first rank: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons, and Maria Grazia Chiuri have all made their distinctive contribution. In these pages, the most beautiful fashion plates from Dior’s own time sit beside examples of the house’s creations from each decade. This beautiful volume honors and celebrates Dior past and present with undisputed elegance and panache.
07/04/22
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YSL Lexicon
An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent
Edited by Martina Mondadori and Stephan Janson
Foreword by Madison Cox
Contributions by Claude Arnaud, Hamish Bowles, Amy Fine Collins, Madison Cox, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, Caroline Issa, Caroline Loeb, Umberto Pasti , Marian McEvoy, Elie Top, Diane von Fürstenberg
Rizzoli, New York 2022, 288 pages, Hardcover, 21x29 cm., ISBN: 978-0-8478-6712-7
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The world’s leading authorities on fashion and design celebrate the 60th anniversary of YSL’s first runway presentation with a lexicon that includes many images from the designer’s extraordinary archives.
Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008) is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s, with making ready-to-wear reputable, and with using non-European cultural references. In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book, a coterie of tastemakers have supplied listings that encompass YSL’s style inspirations (C is for Costumes, as exem-plified by the Russian theme of the famed autumn-winter 1976–77 collection; T is for Tuxedo, which the designer initially referenced with his 1965 “Le Smoking”) and important facets of his life (J is for Jardin Majorelle, the garden of the couturier’s para-disiacal retreat in Marrakech; R is for Rive Gauche, the bohemian, chic neighborhood of Paris where the YSL boutique is situated and also the name of the house’s famous perfume launched in 1970). This distillation and celebration of the designer’s life reveals the inner world of a twentieth-century master.
04/04/22
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ROSÉ AT SAINTLAURENT PARIS FASHION WEEK
ROSÉ AT THE MET GALA
The 1920’s: Jazz lingers around every street corner. Flappers are redefining fashion. And Art Deco is reaching it’s peak in popularity. Jacques Majorelle, son of a celebrated furniture designer, was accustom to these times. He was a French painter, the ultimate romantic. When Majorelle started having heart problems in his early 20’s, he decided to find refuge in the unknown. Marrakech, Morocco.
Morocco is vastly different from Majorelle’s homeland of France. He replaced rolling, green hills with palm trees sprinkled on a red backdrop. The cool, crisp mornings are replaced with slow, sun drenched days. Years flew by and in 1923 he bought a palm grove just outside the city center. Nowadays, Majorelle is not know for his pantings, but instead, his greatest work: the garden. A special color of blue, used extensively around the garden, now bears his name - Majorelle Blue.
In 1980, two decades after Majorelle’s death, fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent purchased the garden. He visited the gardens for many years saying it gave him the “unlimited source of inspiration”. He kept the with the traditional Majorelle Blue and hired a dedicated staff to help the garden flourish.
Right: Portrait of a young Jacques Majorelle // Left: Saint Laurent designing in his office at Majorelle Garden
Scattered among the cactus are tranquil, turquoise ponds. Lotus flowers fragrant the air with sweetness. Small, winding paths lead to secret alcoves. While other paths lead you to the bold, bright blue building that stands firmly in the center of the garden.
With one step inside the garden, the bustling city behind you becomes silent. Fair warning, you might never want to leave this place. The garden where so many artists spent their lives escaping to. The oasis where serenity is prevalent. Welcome to the masterpiece that is the Jardin Majorelle.
