RIPYSL

Sad news on the fashion front today. Monsieur Yves St. Laurent passed away after a long illness. This photo almost makes him look like a happy person, but that was not the case. He was tortured throughout his life with insecurity and illness (some mental). I saw a documentary about him once, where Lou Lou De la Falaise and Catherene Deneuve were saying at one point he was so depressed, they had to intervene and get him help for his depression and illness because he was not designing or doing much of anything.
He always reminded me of the late 70's and early 80's when fashion was so grand and over the top. Big shoulders, bigger egos, and so much excess that even too much was not enough. you know... the days before AIDS took the rose colored glasses off everyone's eyes and Steve Rubell went to jail. When Coke wasn't a drink, it was snuffed up your nose.
Actually, I don't mean to sound cynical... I LOVED this time period. I miss the days of excess fashion and people living large and free.
Back to YSL. I loved his collections especially the Mondrian dresses and all those wonderful knits . I loved his fragrances. OPIUM. RIVE GAUCHE (which was actually my signature fragrance at the time!) That medium blue color always reminds me of YSL....
I feel sad.
RIPYSL.