June 11th, 2008
LONG LIVE YSL
If you’re as saddened as we are about the passing of fashion great Yves Saint Laurent, find comfort at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
A retrospective of the designer’s work features 145 accessorized creations that span an impressive 40-year career. We were struck by the timelessness of Saint Laurent’s designs, most of which wouldn’t be out of place on the current pages of Vogue: Mondrian cocktail dresses c. 1965, a satin Norman blouse c. 1962 and the original grain de poudre dress worn by Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour (1967).
Adieu M. Saint Laurent, you will be missed.
Yves Saint Laurent until September 30, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1379 Sherbrooke St. W., 514-285-2000, www.mmfa.qc.ca
