Yves Saint Laurent – fashion designer of Haute Couture

Very young Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Algeria and died in June 2008.
Having won the first prize in the International Wool Secretariat contest in 1954, he went to work for Christian Dior as a young designer.
After Diors death in 1957, Saint Laurent became Haute Couture designer. The following year saw him win the Neiman-Marcus [...]

Christian Dior french fashion designer of Haute Couture

Christian Dior (left) arrives in New York with Salvatore Ferragamo

Christian Dior (1905-1957) was born in Normandy, France.
Having studied political science, Dior began his design career selling sketches of his hat designs as these were being better received than his dress designs.
He was hired by Robert Piguet in 1938 and during the war served in the South of France.
Returning again to Paris in 1941 he [...]