Fashion in the movie: Yves Saint Laurent

“Yves Saint Laurent along with Coco Chanel are the most important fashion designers of the 20th century because they changed the lives of women around the world.

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The film recreates the peak career and life full of ups and downs of designer Yves Saint Laurent on the big screen

There are about 8,000 costumes used for the film to recreate the fashion history of this legendary designer.

To get perfect footage, behind-the-scenes costume preservation that takes place during filming is also one of the `difficult` tasks of designer Madeline Fontaine and the models in the film, because all the models participating

Starting his business in 1955, Yves Saint Laurent had a spectacular start when famous designer Christian Dior personally invited him to take the position of artistic director of the Dior brand at the age of 21. Right from the first haute couture collection.

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His luxurious haute couture dresses received great appreciation from fashion critics at that time.

There are about 8,000 costumes used for the film, to recreate the fashion history of this legendary designer.

YSL drew about 1,000 hand-drawn sketches for Dior’s haute couture collection to be able to choose satisfactory models in both style and material for the first launch in 1958.

`Muse` Victoire Doutreleau is a model with outstanding style with a small figure and angular face.

She is the `muse` that YSL has special affection for, and is the one who brought creative inspiration to the designs in the first haute couture collection for the Dior brand.

Costume designer Madeline Fontaine borrowed 77 original vintage costumes from the archives for key scenes.

All models participating in the show are not allowed to sit all the time while wearing their clothes to ensure that these original fashion works are not damaged or wrinkled.

The 1958 pearl-embellished wedding dress was no longer available, so costume designer Madeline Fontaine had to make a new one from the original design using materials purchased on the market to replace the old wedding dress.

Yves Saint Laurent is not only the `hero` who revived the haute couture high fashion line that was facing recession, he also brought collections of `ready to wear` fashion lines perfect for women of that day.

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One of the typical designs that marked YSL’s name is the smooth dress in the `Riant Monde` collection in 1966 with black lines and prominent colored squares.

This design is inspired by the abstract paintings of artist Piet Mondrian

The classic slip dress in the `Riant Monde` collection has become a craze for a decade

Although the menswear style trend was pioneered by two female celebrities Marlene Dietrich and Katherine Hepburn many years ago.

September 1968 was an important milestone in fashion history when YSL presented the `Le Smoking` collection with models in men’s and women’s tuxedos.

YSL has truly affirmed its name in the hearts of fashionistas around the world through its dedication and contributions to the revolutions of the fashion industry with its era-defining designs that transcend boundaries.

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