Yves Saint Laurent's “Le Smoking” Tuxedo
In 1966, at a time when style for women was being dictated by the traditional, knee-length, and floor-grazing silhouettes, Saint Laurent created the mannish Le Smoking suit, which forever changed the way womenswear was perceived. Style Icons before Instagram: Oscar de la Renta, gown couturier to the stars Image: Courtesy Getty
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Le Smoking Examples of Le Smoking in a De Young Museum exhibit. Created in 1966 by couturier Yves Saint Laurent, [1] the Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women was the first of its kind to earn attention in the fashion world and in popular culture. The tuxedo suit was designed for women.
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Le Smoking, the symbol of confidence and female empowerment French fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent changed forever women's fashion when he introduced his iconic Le Smoking tuxedo, inspired by Marlene Dietrich. Tuxedo dress worn by Danielle Luquet de Saint Germain. Spring-summer 1967 haute couture collection.
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Since its 1968 debut, Yves Saint Laurent 's sprucely androgynous suit has been riffed on by just about every designer in the business, immortalized by Helmut Newton, and remained a red carpet.
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Thus, "Le Smoking" brings about a significant change in the absurd gender regulations of fashion. The gender openness and flexibility we are receiving today is the result of the ceaseless struggle and creativity from the previous generation. Besides, "Le Smoking" exists as a symbol of timeless designs, citing Yves Saint Laurent's famous saying.
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Challenging traditions. French fashion couturier Yves Saint Laurent introduced what would become his most iconic item, Le Smoking, in his autumn/winter 1966 collection. Originally reserved for men, the tuxedo was designed to be worn in cigar rooms before Saint Laurent liberated it from the gentleman's club and adapted it to the female body.
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In 1966, at a time when style for women was being dictated by the traditional, knee-length, and floor-grazing silhouettes, Saint Laurent created the mannish Le Smoking suit, which forever changed the way womenswear was perceived. Image: Courtesy Getty
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06 August 2018 Yves Saint Laurent was the first fashion couturier to present the suit as a form of women's evening wear in the 1960s. Culture Trip explores what Le Smoking represented for the fashion industry and the women who wore it.
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These luxurious designs have since been known as "Le Smoking". Outfit taken by fashion photographer Helmut Newton, Paris, 1975 The reaction of fashionistas to Yves Saint Laurent's design has been overwhelmingly positive. In fact, this is a very trendy and novel suit design with a neat cut and a "standard" shape.
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First Tuxedo Related to Fashion In his Autumn-Winter 1966 collection, Yves Saint Laurent introduced his most iconic piece: the tuxedo. This garment, which was meant to be worn in a smoking room to protect one's clothing from the smell of cigars, was originally reserved only for men.
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To grasp how Yves Saint Laurent's Le Smoking - one of the most iconic women's fashion creations of the 20th century - came to be, you first must understand the evolution of the tuxedo.
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Le Smoking - a suit for women - was launched as part of Yves Saint Laurent's 1966 'Pop Art' collection. Its name, which roughly translates to 'tuxedo' in French, pays homage to the.
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Le Smoking Forever by Emilia Petrarca July 28, 2015 Today, Saint Laurent revealed that Hedi Slimane will restore the brand's couture collection, which Yves Saint Laurent last designed.
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September 26, 2005, 12:00am PARIS — Yves Saint Laurent, his French bulldog, Moujik IV, puttering at his feet, thumbs through a rack of his celebrated smoking suits. "This one, in velour, it's.
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It would take decades for the female tuxedo to make it into the annals of haute couture, with Yves Saint Laurent first including his famed "Le Smoking tuxedo" in his Fall-Winter 1966 collection.
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1966. Pants were prohibited, or at least looked down on, for women. The reason: their "obscenity". Two years before the tumultuous Parisian riots of May 1968, at a time when women were beginning to flourish in their active lives, Yves Saint Laurent punctuated his career dedicated to beauty and elegance by bequeathing them an argument for power.