R.I.P. Yves Saint Laurent, Part Deux

DAHLINGS -

It has not escaped my notice that the so-called "vintage community" has simply exploded with tributes to the late, greatly lamented Yves Saint Laurent.

And along with these tributes, there are usually several listings of vintage Saint Laurent, should you not be too grief-stricken to buy them. I admit, I have some Rive Gauche in stock, but the thought of listing it now sickens me.

In the meantime, I wish to draw your attention to a brilliant article by Cathy Horyn, the fashion critic for The New York Times, "Yves of Destruction," published in 2000:

http://tinyurl.com/5zwewv

It is truly one of the most penetrating, least cliche'd examinations of a tormented personality that I have ever read. Absolutely devastating and brilliant.

I know at times I throw those words around lightly, but not now. And her blog, "On The Runway," puts Saint Laurent into historical perspective better than anyone else I have read.

Ciao,
Elisa & Bucky The Wonderdog

R.I.P., Yves Saint Laurent

DAHLINGS -

There is tragic news tonight. One of the foremost designers of our time, Yves Saint Laurent, a true genius in every sense of the word, has died at the relatively young age of 71. More will be written but for now I will leave you with an image from 1953, when the teenaged Saint Laurent was working for the house of Dior:



And the nude picture he posed for in the 1970s, looking young and healthy:



Mai votre passage au ciel être rapide, un cher...and condolences to Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent's lifelong companion.

Ciao,
Elisa & Bucky the Wonderdog