

The first public showing of Saint Laurent’s work since his death opened at San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum this past weekend. “Even though I knew nothing about fashion, I realized something was happening,” recalled Berge, who enjoyed a 50-year collaboration with Saint Laurent that lasted until the designer’s death in June. The short dresses, platform shoes, padded shoulders, and heavy makeup evoking Paris during the Occupation. This rare Yves Saint Laurent caftan dress from the iconic Russian Collection, Fall 1976, is made of lush velvet in a deep hue of eggplant purple with. The couturier was inspired by Paloma Picasso, who dressed in fleamarket finds. Confident & bold, the BLACK OPIUM woman embodies the new Yves Saint Laurent spirit. On January 29, 1971, Yves Saint Laurent presented his Libration or Quarante collection inspired by 1940s wartime fashion. Still, even with Berge’s layman’s eye, it was immediately apparent that the young designer had electrified the crowd. CUSHION COLLECTION THE SLIM ROUGE SURE MESURE INSIDE OUR MAKEUP. Rich brown color with braided black trim around the collar and a large frog closure. The first public showing of Saint Laurent's work since his death in June opened with a collection of 130 ensembles spanning 40 years of work that revolutionized how the modern woman dresses. This is a luxurious cape in medium weight wool. Evening ensemble by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent are shown at the deYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California October 30, 2008.
