Yves Saint Laurent 1936 - 2008
Written on June 2, 2008
Saint Laurent was no stranger to provocative imagery in his time as one of the most influential couturiers of the 20th century…a selection of images below.
(Saint Laurent himself in 1971, promoting YSL men’s fragrance)
(and an homage to that ad by Tom Ford during his tenure atop YSL)
(controversial name, controversial image..this nude image of Sophie Dahl didn’t make it far past the censors in 2001)
(more recent Opium campaign by Solve Sundsbo)
(Mario Sorrenti)
(Juergen Teller’s work for YSL)
(Gisele and Kate Moss by Inez & Vinoodh)
And last but certainly not least…
(Helmut Newton image of Saint Laurent’s famous tuxedo suit, known as Le Smoking)
it’s a sad week…