YSL Lexicon: An ABC of the Fashion, Life, and Inspirations of Yves Saint Laurent

Edited by Martina Mondadori and Stephan Janson, Contributions by Claude Arnaud and Hamish Bowles and Amy Fine Collins
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.

Format: Hardcover
Category: Design - Fashion & Accessories
Publisher: Rizzoli
29 x 21 cm

Pages: 288

ANCLADEMAR T-SHIRTS

XS - 45 cm (width arm) x 67.5 cm (length)

S - 48 cm (width arm) x 68 cm (length)

M - 51 cm (width arm) x 71.5 cm (length)

L - 54 cm (width arm) x 73.5 cm (length)

XL - 57 cm (width arm) x 75.5 cm (length)

OXFORD SHIRTS

XS - 96 cm (chest) ; 88 cm (waist); 72.8 cm (length); 65 cm (sleeve)

S - 102 cm (chest) ; 94 cm (waist); 74.8 cm (length); 66.5 cm (sleeve)

M - 108 cm (chest) ; 100 cm (waist); 76.8 cm (length); 68 cm (sleeve)

L - 114 cm (chest) ; 106 cm (waist); 78.8 cm (length); 69.5 cm (sleeve)

XL - 120 cm (chest) ; 112 cm (waist); 80 cm (long); 71 cm (sleeve)

SOFT COTTON SHIRTS

S - 104 cm (chest) ; 72 cm (length)

M - 108 cm (chest); 74 cm (length)

L - 116 cm (chest); 74 cm (length)

XL - 124 cm (chest); 80 cm (length)

CUSTOM SWEATSHIRTS, EMBROIDERED AND STAMPED

Xs - 48 cm (width) x 65 cm (length)

S - 50.5 cm (width) x 68 cm (length)

M - 53 cm (shoulder) x 72 cm (length)

L - 56 cm (width) x 74 cm (length)

XL - 59 cm (shoulder) x 76 cm (length)

NOMADIC ROPE SANDALS

36 - 22.99 cm (length) 

37 - 23.63 cm (length) 

38 - 24.27 cm (length) 

39 - 24.90 cm (length) 

40 - 25.54 cm (length) 

41 - 26.18 cm (length) 

42 - 26.82 cm (length)

43 - 27.46 cm (length)

44 - 28.10 cm (length)

45 - 28.74 cm (length)