6/05/2008 at 12:02 PM
Tags: Fashion Travel, Yves Saint Laurent, Paris Travel, Naomi Campbell, Fashion, Carla Bruni (all tags)
Paris' famed Rue Saint-Honore will be a catwalk of condolences today as fashion's elite gather at the Église Saint-Roch to pay tribute to the late Yves Saint Laurent. Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and Valentino have RSVP'd to the invite-only funeral service along with celeb friends Claudia Schiffer and model-turned-first-lady, Carla Bruni.
Notably absent will be Karl Lagerfeld who is conveniently "away on business," presumably still underlining the errors in Alice Drake's recent joint biography of Lagerfeld and YSL.
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by CourtScott
5/12/2008 at 1:02 PM
Tags: Canada Travel, Summer Travel, Museums, Exhibitions, Fashion, Yves Saint Laurent (all tags)
Montreal isn't exactly known as a center of haute couture, but beginning May 29 all the fashionistas will be packing their all-black ensembles to attend a new retrospective on the career of French designer Yves Saint-Laurent at The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Saint-Laurent revolutionized fashion in his Paris studio by making pieces from his runway shows available pret-a-porter, or available for purchase without a custom order. The designer officially retired in 2002 but you can see over 100 of his fully accessorized outfits on display all summer long.
This show--and a copy of Alicia Drake's book The Beautiful Fall, about Saint-Laurent and competitor Karl Lagerfeld--ought to tide you over till Fashion Week.
Related Stories:
· Datebook [NYT]
· The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts [Official Site]
· Fashion Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: OiMax]
by egw