Yves Saint Laurent: 40 Years of Creation [Hardcover]

Yves Saint Laurent (Author), Hady Sy (Author), Beatrice Dupire (Author), Marie-Joe Lepicard (Author), International Festival of Fashion Photography (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 1998

This catalogue strikingly portrays the creative relationship between Yves Saint Laurent and the most talented photographers of the last decade, including Nick Knight, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, and William Klein, to name a few. 51 lush color photos and 84 b&w, including archival material, underscore the timelessness of his fashions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 198 pages
• Publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc (Dap); 1St Edition edition (May 2, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881616983
• ISBN-13: 978-1881616986
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay photography, but not a 40-year retrospective, September 30, 2000

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"cissyworld" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yves Saint Laurent: 40 Years of Creation (Hardcover)

The photography is decent the majority of the time. There are some really weird photos where you can't see a thing, and there is more than one occasion where there is nudity. I would not call this great photography, and I wish it had been more focused on the couture and not the models.

The title of this book is Yves Saint Laurent: 40 Years of Creation, but the main focus of the book is the designer's work from the 1990s. There is very little from earlier. This was fine with me as I prefer the work from the 90s, but, if you want a true retrospective on ALL his work, this book is not it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A book for photography fans, not for fans of YSL., October 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Yves Saint Laurent: 40 Years of Creation (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed in this book. I expected a deluxe photographic retrospective on the work of one of the greatest fashion designers of this century. Instead, the focus of the book is on "fashion photography" and not on YSL's work. The photos are "artistic," which means they are often murky, blurry, dark, weird, and even violent (especially two Terry Richardson photos of "dead" models--one made up to look as though she were slashed to death).

This book will not satisy anyone who wants a good look at YSL's output over the past 40 years. If you are a fan of "fashion photography," you might like this book. If you are a fan of YSL, you will not. I wish I hadn't bought it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Congratulations for a great retrospective on YSL, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Yves Saint Laurent: 40 Years of Creation (Hardcover)

What a good idea to have shown the relation between this great designer and those great photographers since he was the first couturier that understood the power of photography in fashion. What I liked the most is the mixture between those young artists and their predecessors. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fashion, photography and the way these two interact.