Wednesday 9 August 2017

Yves St Laurent at the VMFA


Several weeks ago when we were staying in Richmond I went to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see the current Yves Saint Laurent exhibition.

The exhibition begins and ends with portraits of the designer himself but mostly it is dedicated to the display of his amazing creations over more than fifty years.


A very talented artist, he would sketch his models and create designs for them - all represented on a large poster with fabric samples suitable for the collection.


I can't claim that I have ever worn anything designed by Yves Saint Laurent but in the 1970's I certainly wore outfits that were heavily influenced by the trends in these designs..


On the other hand, every catwalk collection must have its rare birds and I am not sure that anyone would ever have actually worn this..



Perhaps this is the more wearable version...


The exhibition included a fabulous collection of YSL couture jewellery - some very wearable pieces and some only suitable for the catwalk!


The shapes for forming hats made quite an artistic display in their own right.



The final parts of the exhibition, mostly featuring occasion wear, were organized in jewel colours and looked very impressive..





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