Yves Saint Laurent Opens

2011

January 29, 1962. 26-year-old YSL opens his eponymous house after being fired from Dior. The Mondrian dress (1965), Le Smoking tuxedo (1966), the safari jacket. Founded ready-to-wear (Rive Gauche, 1966) — democratised couture. The subject dates from 1962; this photograph was taken in 2011.