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March 2015 back issue
by Roxanne Lowit
Yves Saint Laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance, and high fashion.
When he came onto the scene at Dior and then started his own line, he quickly
changed the way people regarded haute couture and the world of fashion itself. He
revolutionized women’s eveningwear when he introduced le smoking, a women's
tuxedo, and made couture accessible to a younger generation.
Roxanne Lowit’s personal photographic history of Saint Laurent, the man and the
fashion, from 1978, the year she first met him, to the last show he gave in 2002.
With contributions from YSL’s muses and admirers, including Catherine Deneuve,
Betty Catroux, Jerry Hall, Lucie de la Falaise, Grace Jones, Pat Cleveland, and
Valerie Steele. Roxanne’s book represents the backstage experience at YSL’s
shows as she experienced them. Whether surrounded by beautiful models or
peeking out at the catwalk from the wings. Every moment was a magnificent
photo opportunity.
RTW Fall 1984. ©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
RTW Spring 1983.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
Opium Party, 1978, Alya Chinn.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
RTW Spring 1981.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
HC Spring 1993.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
HC Spring 1993, Shalom Harlow.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
Jerry Hall, 1995.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
New York, 1983.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
1988, Catherine Deneuve.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
HC Fall 1985.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
RTW Fall 1984.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
HC Spring 1990, Katoucha Niane.
©Roxanne Lowit. Courtesy of Roxanne Lowit.
