Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

As featured in Harper’s Bazaar, TIME, Air Mail, AD France, and ELLE France

‘An elegantly produced homage.’ – Kirkus

‘A visual feast of Yves Saint Laurent’s most iconic looks is bound in a book as stunning as the designs inside.’ – Harper’s Bazaar

‘Shows just how much Yves Saint Laurent loved the camera.’ – W Magazine

‘An intimate glimpse into his long time passion for photography and close relationship with some of the art world’s most acclaimed talents.’ – Galerie‘From studio portraits to runway documentation, the book captures the evolution of a house—and an image.’ – PALMER‘Complete and tasteful … an important homage to many of these stalwart designs, where a throughline can be traced to the designs of today.’ – NUVO Magazine‘You’ll find some of the most iconic fashion images of the 20th century. Images so recognizable and potent they have become part of the pop cultural visual language.’ – Style Zeitgeist‘An ideal coffee table addition—equal parts art, history, and glamour—inviting endless browsing and conversation.’ – L’Officiel‘Mesmerizing and wonderful…An extraordinary anthology of images revolving around the YSL fashion house, but decidedly and successfully focused on photography.’ – FRAMES‘Catches the charisma, yes, but also reminds us of the aspirational fashion photos, in magazines such as Vogue and L’Officiel, that once inspired the boy from Oran, Algeria, to imagine himself among them.’ – Air Mail

‘Gorgeous.’ – TIME

Madison Cox is the president of the Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent and of the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris.

Christoph Wiesner is the director of the Rencontres d’Arles photo festival.

Elsa Janssen is the director of the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris.

Simon Baker is the director of the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris, and curator of several photography exhibitions.

Serena Bucalo-Mussely is a curator and head of collections at the Musee Yves Saint Laurent.

Alice Morin is a doctor in American Studies, specializing in the history of media and photography.

Clementine Cuinet is a photographic collection manager at the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Paris.