Yves Saint Laurent ... of opening his own atelier, Saint Laurent was infusing his creations with the maverick spirit of the 1960s. “There is a new trend in fashion,” he declared.

Inside the ornate Galerie d’Apollon at the Louvre, densely embroidered, rock crystal-festooned and gilded fashion and jewellery ... I don’t sketch a dress in a precise way: it is always in motion,' ...

On this day in 1962, the famous fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent presented his first personal couture collection in Paris at just 26 years old.

Renowned fashion journalist Hamish Bowles has unveiled his personal collection at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech.

What if Yves Saint Laurent met Robert Mapplethorpe, Anthony Vaccarello asked himself, yielding a collection melding conservative chic and subversive elements.

Yves Saint Laurent ... of opening his own atelier, Saint Laurent was infusing his creations with the maverick spirit of the 1960s. “There is a new trend in fashion,” he declared.