{"product_id":"yves-saint-laurent-the-scandal-collection-1971-9781419724657","title":"Yves Saint Laurent: The Scandal Collection  1971","description":"\u003cp\u003eYves Saint Laurent: The Scandal Collection  1971 offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial Libration\" collection that scandalized the fashion pressbut ended up setting trends that conquered popular fashion.  Beautifully illustrated and documented with well-researched essays curated by Olivier Saillard and Dominique Veillon  this gorgeous volume is enriched with personal interviews and archival photographs of the show  the models  the designs  and the textile and print samples  as well as sketches and international press clippings.  For those who admire Saint Laurents life and work  for historians looking back at key moments in fashion history  and for designers looking for inspiration  this book and the work it displays will be a resource that will be referred to again and again. Whether as a gift for the fashionable or to leaf through and display as a coffee table book  The Scandal Collection  1971 will not disappoint.  On January 21  1971  couturier Yves Saint Laurent presented his spring-summer haute couture collection. Inspired by the garments of the war years  the collection included short dresses  platform shoes  square shoulders  and exaggerated makeup. The show caused an outrage among the public  the critics  and the press alike  earning it the title of Pariss ugliest collection.  Nevertheless  the haute couture designs of the runway made their way to the boulevards  giving full sway to the retro trend that quickly conquered the streets.  Saint Laurent was one of Frances most prominent fashion designers. From his work at Dior to the time of his founding his eponymous YSL fashion label in 1962 to his death in 2008  his work was a force in an industry full of big names and successful houses. He developed his style to accommodate the changes in fashion during that period. He approached his aesthetic from a different perspective by helping women find confidence by looking both comfortable and elegant at the same time.  His inspiration was drawn from World War II and the Occupation  he showed couture looks that included square shoulders  knee-length skirts  platform heels and simple patterned dresses . . . What Saint Laurent was doing  of course  was blurring the line between couture and ready-to-wear. New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666073772085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1419724657","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781419724657.jpg?v=1782418044","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/yves-saint-laurent-the-scandal-collection-1971-9781419724657","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}