Sunday, September 22, 2024

Les Fleurs d'Yves Saint Laurent, Musee YSL

 
Yesterday I went to the 

New YSL Flower ๐ŸŒบ focused exhibit, 


Lush and lovely, 
On till 4 May, 2025
If you’re coming in early Spring.
They mentioned the influence of 
Bonnard flower ๐ŸŒธ paintings
Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Berge were always surrounded by flowers and gardens, in their apartment, fashion house and country homes.
To mark the opening on Friday of the exhibit the entrance was decorated with bowers of sunflowers & chrysanthemums 
By florist Baptiste Pitou, who was in charge of the backdrops for Saint Laurent’s runway shows.
An exquisite organza blouse from the 2002 collection, covered in embroidered lily of the valley was an homage to Christian Dior (his lucky flower), Saint Laurent’s mentor and first employer in Paris before he opened his own maison..
Yves didn’t believe flowers ๐ŸŒบ were just for Spring collections,
but for year-round ๐ŸŒบ 
Though he did create a flower ๐ŸŒธ bikini of sorts…
Part of the exhibit is a 10-minute video of Saint-Laurent’s design  evolution.
Throughout the exhibit 
Quotes from Proust’s Swan in Love set a background for the dresses.
I don’t know why they left out this fabulous flower ๐ŸŒบ shoe from YSL’s 1971 collection?
I spotted the same girl from the top of the steps, sitting wistfully by the window…perhaps dreaming of owning a Yves Saint-Laurent.
I’m Carol Gillott, an artist living in Paris. Every month I send out beautifully illustrated letters that capture the true Parisian experience. 
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The perfect end to a beautiful exhibit - Saffron-Ginger ice cream cone ๐Ÿฆ from Christian Constant Chocolaterie.




12 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:43 AM

    Looks fun!!! I would’ve created an international incident trying to abscond with that Lily -of -the- valley blouse! Love it! ❤️

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    1. Anonymous10:48 AM

      Oh…they placed it Very high on the wall. They must have had you in mind ๐Ÿ˜‚

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  2. What a beautiful exhibit! I thought of you when I saw the Lily of the valley blouse. Your water color is very nice๐Ÿ—ผ❤️

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    1. Anonymous7:30 PM

      Mille merci Daina

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  3. Bonnie L2:30 PM

    Lovely…love flowers…but, on a dress?? Maybe good on a 5 year-old, a skinny 16 year-old, a Twiggy 20-something? Otherwise, very “mumsy”, British matron, Princess Margaret. Love your pics.

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    1. Anonymous9:38 PM

      They are works of art to be enjoyed, first and foremost. Nothing practical about them.

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    2. Anonymous12:31 AM

      The flowered dresses? I love them! Carolyn

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  4. Mary in Oregon3:03 PM

    Or perhaps the mademoiselle was watching out the window for her person coming to pick her up who still hadn't arrived on time? So nice of you to visit this collection for those of us who will not be going to Paris this Spring! Merci, Carol!

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    1. Anonymous7:29 PM

      Yes and perhaps he was riding a white horse ๐Ÿค”

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  5. Anonymous9:47 AM

    The exhibit sounds good and blouse with lily of the valley is to dream of but the flower dresses, specially the green one, are not my taste even if they are a YSL.

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    1. Anonymous3:44 AM

      They are works of art first. Being wearable is secondary imo.

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  6. Anonymous7:30 AM

    Beautiful๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’I'm for the flowers year round...Thank you for such a lovely share๐Ÿ’–

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