Comments on: Yves Saint Laurent | 1936-2008

By: Joseph Nieves Jr., Luxury Research, Inc.

Joseph Nieves Jr., Luxury Research, Inc. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:43:50 +0000

Dear Author, Wow! Just like WWD or W, I have started this sincere comment with a capital W. Monsieur Saint Laurent is not only an underscore for fashion, but he will always be italicized in caps for anyone in the world who knows fashion and what it does that is so life changing. Fashion begins with the five senses and ends with an individualistic and personal aesthetics that define and label what some people find pleasurable and sublime in a moment or for a lifetime. Monsieur YSL is fashion embodied and we all are grateful for talent shared from the heart of a mortal genius. In my opinion, Monsieur YSL has proven to my research and development mindset that his genius is heartfelt, which ironically shows that numbers cannot quantify or qualify what fashion is worth to a designer like Monsieur YSL; eventhough many pundits are still trying with so many other designers in business or in a start-up even today. Fashion is always upcoming, subjective, and objective in all its exclusivity and mutual exclusivity as well-it’s all in the mind’s eye of its creator. God speed to a great man who knew what women wanted and who has given more to 50% percent of the sexes-a spark of his divine enlightenment. June, 03, 2008.

By: Lucy Bosscher

Lucy Bosscher — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:38:26 +0000

It is the end of an era. YSL was an artist, not just an iconic designer. If not for the tuxedo, it is for these words that he has to be remembered “Le plus beau vêtement qui puisse habiller une femme, ce sont les bras de l’homme qu’elle aime. Mais pour celles qui n’ont pas eu la chance de trouver ce bonheur, je suis là”. Can’t imagine Michel Cors or Marc Jacobs articulate that.

By: Ingrid M. of The Passionate Fashionista

Ingrid M. of The Passionate Fashionista — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:38:59 +0000

I felt deeply saddened by the death of YSL. He was a fashion giant and revolutionized the way working women dress. Look around most offices today and you see women in pantsuits. YSL gave working women a lasting gift in designing clothes that allowed us to be both beautiful and powerful.

By: Gentry Lane

Gentry Lane — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:43:20 +0000

I’ve been lucky enough to speak with M. St. Laurent twice…once during intermission at the opening of Sylvie Guillem’s Giselle. We were the first in the lobby, waiting for our respective friends. He asked me what I thought of the first act and we chit chatted ballet shop talk. And last fall I saw him at the George V with his cute French bulldog whom he let me pet and kiss while he had his drink at the bar. (Can’t resist a French bulldog). What a lovely, approachable, friendly man. With his talent (and tortured soul) he has every right to be stand offish or jaded or just distant. I have a feeling I’m not the only kind stranger he graced with his smile, dapper good looks and erudite conversation.

By: Jay Watts III

Jay Watts III — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:38:29 +0000

This is awful news, but the retrospective will now stand as a fitting tribute. I managed to catch the opening last Tuesday, when Bergé and Florence Muller both spoke for a while, and the whole thing was spectacular. I plan to return multiple times this summer. Love the blog, by the way – I just happened upon it today, and I’m already enthralled. Best, Jay