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"A good model can advance fashion by ten years"

... Yves Saint Laurent

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"Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion"

... Stendhal

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Jeans

I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.

 

... Yves Saint Laurent

I would show up for work and look at the pairs of tight, shiny shorts or jeans that made up our 54 wardrobe and wonder if we were making Showgirls.

 

... Ryan Phillippe

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Jeans

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I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes. 

... Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau

If you ever get the chance, take a look at the documentary Yves Saint Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau. It shows the designer creating his final spring collection, and it is absolutely fascinating. The dialogue is all in French (with subtitles) - and we get to see the entire process from sketch to final product. We also get to see the absolute reverence Saint Laurent's underlings had for the man - they acted as if they were in the presence of a god. And in a way, they WERE in the presence of a god - a fashion god the likes of which we shall never see again.

In Memoriam: Yves Saint Laurent

August 1, 1936 to June 1, 2008.

The term "fierce" was practically invented for him...