Saint Laurent Posters
Saint Laurent in het kort
- Founded
- 1961, Paris
- Founder
- Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé
- Signatures
- Le Smoking, Safari jacket, Mondrian collection
- Creative Director
- Anthony Vaccarello (since 2016)
- Parent Company
- Kering
- Museum grade 200gsm matte, A4 to A1
- Frames
- Black, chrome white, or unframed
- Offer
- Buy 2 Get 1 Free across the full range
Iconic Saint Laurent (YSL) moments in poster form
Founding and Parisian Legacy
- Monsieur Saint Laurent Celebrates the founder who worked at Dior before launching his own house in Paris in 1961 with Pierre Bergé.
- Parisian Couture Honors the house's Parisian roots and its status as one of the best-known names in French fashion.
- Yves Saint Laurent History Chronicles the legacy of one of fashion's most influential designers and the house's revolutionary impact on modern womenswear.
- Fashion House Art Features the interlocking YSL monogram created for the house's early identity and recognized worldwide.
Iconic Signatures and Collections
- Smoking Yves Saint Laurent Le Smoking became one of the defining looks of 20th-century fashion and remains one of the brand's most cited signatures.
- Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche The 1966 ready-to-wear line marked an important shift toward accessible luxury and casualized high fashion.
- Just Timeless Couture Celebrates the house's sleek Parisian eveningwear and enduring elegance under Anthony Vaccarello's creative direction since 2016.
- Yves Saint Laurent Night Captures the glamour and sophistication of Saint Laurent's evening collections that continue to define Parisian luxury.
Saint Laurent, known worldwide as YSL, is a French luxury fashion house founded in Paris in 1961 by designer Yves Saint Laurent and his business partner Pierre Bergé. Before launching his own house, Saint Laurent had worked at Dior, bringing with him a vision that would redefine modern womenswear. The house's first major ready-to-wear breakthrough came with Saint Laurent Rive Gauche in 1966, marking an important shift toward accessible luxury and casualizing high fashion in ways that still resonate today.
For fans and collectors, the most recognizable Saint Laurent touchpoints include Le Smoking, the revolutionary tuxedo for women that became one of the defining looks of 20th-century fashion, the Safari jacket, and the bold Mondrian-inspired 1965 couture collection. The brand's sleek Parisian eveningwear and its interlocking YSL monogram, created for the house's early identity, remain instantly recognizable symbols of French luxury. Anthony Vaccarello has served as creative director since 2016, continuing to shape the house's contemporary image while the brand remains under the ownership of Kering. Yves Saint Laurent himself is remembered as one of fashion's most influential designers, and the Paris-based house continues to be one of the best-known names in French fashion.
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Goed om te weten over Saint Laurent
- Yves Saint Laurent worked at Dior before founding his own house in Paris in 1961 with business partner Pierre Bergé. This apprenticeship at one of fashion's most storied houses gave him the technical mastery and industry connections that would help launch one of the 20th century's most influential labels.
- Le Smoking, Saint Laurent's tuxedo for women, became one of the defining looks of 20th-century fashion and remains one of the brand's most cited signatures today. It borrowed from menswear tailoring to redefine what modern womenswear could be, challenging conventions and empowering a new generation of women.
- The house's first major ready-to-wear breakthrough came with Saint Laurent Rive Gauche in 1966. This line marked an important shift toward accessible luxury, bringing high fashion to a wider audience and casualizing couture in ways that would influence the entire industry for decades to come.
- The Mondrian-inspired 1965 couture collection remains one of Saint Laurent's most iconic moments. These bold, graphic looks translated the Dutch painter's geometric abstraction into wearable art, demonstrating the house's ability to bridge fine art and fashion with daring simplicity.
- The interlocking YSL monogram was created for the house's early identity and has remained one of the most recognizable logos in luxury fashion. Its elegant simplicity captures the Parisian sophistication and timeless style that define the brand across generations.
- Saint Laurent's Safari jacket became another enduring signature, showcasing the house's talent for borrowing from utilitarian menswear and transforming it into chic, modern womenswear. This piece exemplified the brand's approach to casualizing luxury without sacrificing elegance or craftsmanship.
- Anthony Vaccarello has been the house's creative director since 2016, continuing to shape Saint Laurent's contemporary image. His tenure has maintained the brand's sleek Parisian aesthetic while bringing a modern sensibility that honors the house's storied past and its founder's revolutionary vision.
- Saint Laurent remains one of the best-known names in French fashion, long based in Paris and currently owned by Kering. Yves Saint Laurent himself is remembered as one of fashion's most influential designers, and the house's early collections helped redefine modern womenswear by borrowing from menswear tailoring and casualizing luxury in ways that still resonate today.