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20: 50:. The designer took bits and pieces from both men's suits and women's clothing, and combined it with new ideas. As the tuxedo was designed for females, it was different from the normal male tuxedo. The collar was more feminine, as the shape and curve were more subtle. The waistline of the blouse was narrowed to show the body shape, and the pants were adjusted to help elongate the leg. 203:
Niki de Saint-Phalle, an American artist living in , has had the best influence of all on Saint Laurent...Miss Saint-Phalle...always wears trouser suits with...boots....Now Saint Laurent has copied her 'black tie' trouser suit in velvet and in wool....In wool, it has a very ruffly white shirt, a big
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echoes the influence of this suit in shoots that feature androgynous models with slicked-back hair in a "masculine" three-piece suit, a style that was first popularised in photographs by
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black bow at the neck, a wide cummerbund of satin, and satin stripes down the rather wide pants. It is worn with...satin boots.
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personal style of Saint Laurent model and muse Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain, as well as the evening dress of artist
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This suit has continued to influence fashion designers' collections through the 2000s.
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It pioneered long, minimalist, androgynous styles for women, as well as the use of
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Index


De Young Museum
tuxedo
Yves Saint Laurent
androgynous
Niki de Saint-Phalle
power suits
pantsuit
Fashion photography
Helmut Newton
Françoise Hardy
pseudo-anglicism
black tie
false friend
smoking jacket


"Smoke Without Fire."
"Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain to Auction Couture Collection"
"Yves Saint Laurent muse auctioning off massive wardrobe in Paris"
Emerson, Gloria
"A Nude Dress That Isn't: Saint Laurent in a New, Mad Mood"


Menkes, Suzy.
"A toast to Yves for 'le smoking.'"
Archived
Wayback Machine
"The Enduring Style of Françoise Hardy and the Yé-Yé Girls"
Hearst Communications

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