Yves Saint Laurent

Adam Geczy, Vicki Karaminas

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Anthem Press
05 August 2025

History of Art & Design Styles; Oils; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Fashion & textiles: design

Series: Fashion Auteurs

This book is an appraisal of Yves Saint Laurent's contributions to fashion, art and culture.

The enduring influence of Saint Laurent's designs in modern fashion is undeniable. Concepts introduced by Saint Laurent, like the tuxedo jacket for women and the sheer blouse and dress, have become staples in contemporary fashion, transcending their origins to become symbols of power, elegance and sexuality. His ability to anticipate and articulate the needs and desires of the modern woman has left a lasting blueprint for how fashion interacts with social change and individual identity. Moreover, even after his death at 71 in 2008, Saint Laurent's integration of art and fashion continues to inspire current designers, seen in the ongoing collaborations between high fashion and contemporary artists.

Saint Laurent was above all an artist of synthesis, of agglomeration and reshaping, of conglomeration and adaptation. His work is a fusion of the tactile and aesthetic with fancy and supposition

for his interiors are not what were but could have been, a projection of imagination and personality. It is a straddling of two separate worlds, which is crucial to fashion. His significance is in making this explicit.

By: Adam Geczy, Vicki Karaminas
Imprint: Anthem Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9781839995415
ISBN 10: 1839995416
Series: Fashion Auteurs
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 05 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. The House of Saint Laurent; 2. Mondrian; 3. ‘Le Smoking’; 4. Sex Appeal; 5. Dialogues with Artists; 6. Ready-to-Wear; 7. Opium +; Conclusion: Legacy and Modern Relevance; Appendix; References; Index

Adam Geczy is an artist and writer who teaches at Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. Vicki Karaminas is Professor of Fashion and Director of Doctoral Studies for the School of Design, Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand.