Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely
illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design.

An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent
is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the
fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing
the gendered norms of womenswear.

Describing Saint Laurent's beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making
miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent
depicts, in beautiful photographs and insightful text, the designer's ascent
from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found
his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous 'le smoking'
trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream and astounded the
fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama.

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is a stylish gift for any lover of fashion.