Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He was the last of the grand couturiers and i
Yves Saint Laurent at his old studio of the same name, 1961
Saint Laurent's First Gown for Christian Dior, 1956
The Trapeze Dress, 1958
1965 Mondrian dresses
Jacques de Bascher
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Jacques de Bascher was a French dandy and socialite best known for being Karl Lagerfeld's longtime companion. A member of Paris's jet set, de Bascher was also briefly the lover of Yves Saint Laurent.
Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
…designed the Yves Saint Laurent Enterprises offices in New York in 1979. In 1973, Saint Laurent began a six-month affair with Karl Lagerfeld's companion Jacques de Bascher. Bergé ended their liaison in 1974, accusing de Bascher and Lagerfeld of being responsible for Saint Laurent's mental health issues and his increasing…
de Bascher, photographed by Alex Chatelain, c. 1970s