In March 2022, when Elsa Janssen was appointed director of the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris, she immediately immersed herself in the collection of haute couture, jewelry, drawings and photographs housed in a compact at 5 avenue Marceau. “With Judith Lamas (in charge of textile and accessories collections, editor’s note)we did see a golden thread running through his work and lifesays the one who has been in charge of Galeries Lafayette’s artistic and cultural projects for a long time. For me, coming from the world of plastic creation, it’s a fantastic theme that resonates with many references to art and contemporary art history. And then what could be better than this “gold” that represents Yves Saint Laurent at his sunniest, most glorious, sexiest, glamorous and happy look to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his first collection?»
This parade on January 29, 1962, opened with the legendary cabaret in navy blue woolen cloth with large ornate gold buttons. It’s not him (already fixed…
Source: Le Figaro
