No Grunge, All Glory—Step Inside the New Yves Saint Laurent Show in Seattle Inline

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    Photo: Jeanloup Sieff, © The Estate of Jeanloup Sieff / Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Yves Saint Laurent, 1969

  • Yves Saint Laurents sparkling “Elphant Blanc” dress for Christian Dior Spring 1958
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger/Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior Haute Couture Elephant blanc short trapeze evening dress, Spring 1958

  • Susan Moncur in Yves Saint Laurents Mondrian cocktail dress Fall 1965
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    Photo: Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Susan Moncur in Saint Laurent’s homage to Piet Mondrian cocktail dress, Fall 1965 Haute Couture

  • Homage to Tom Wesselmann evening dress Fall 1966
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger. /Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Homage to Tom Wesselmann evening dress, Fall 1966 Haute Couture

  • Yves Saint Laurents iconic pantsuit Spring 1967
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    Photo: © Patrick Bertrand/Les Editions Jalou / Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    YSL’s “First” pantsuit, Spring 1967 Haute Couture

  • Wedding gown Fall 1970 Haute Couture
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre / Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Wedding gown, Fall 1970 Haute Couture

  • Evening ensemble Fall 1977
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre. Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Rive Gauche evening ensemble, Fall 1977

  • Evening ensemble Fall 1977
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Evening ensemble, Fall 1979 Haute Couture

  • Evening ensemble Spring 1981
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Evening ensemble, Spring 1981 Haute Couture

  • Pouf dress Fall 1981
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Sophie Carre / Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Pouf dress, Fall 1981 Haute Couture

  • Power dressing from the designers Spring 1985 collectsion
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Alexandre Guirkinger / Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum
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    Power dressing from the designer’s Spring 1985 Haute Couture collectsion

  • A sketch from Yves Saint Laurents Spring 1988 Hommage à Braque collectsion
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    Original sketch, Homage to Georges Braque, Spring 1988 Haute Couture

  • Saint Laurent at work in his studio 1976
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    Photo: © Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent, Paris/Guy Marineau
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    Saint Laurent at work in his studio, 1976