Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Luxe, Calme et Volupté: Yves Saint Laurent

Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté,
Luxe, calme et volupté.

There, all is order and beauty,
Luxury, peace, and pleasure

-Charles Baudelaire


Perfectly describes the world of Yves Saint Laurent haute couture.


The skirt is beautifully lined in the same colored silk organza.



Luxe, Calme et Volupté by Henri Matisse:


The colors of Matisse:






The colors of Saint Laurent:




What color will you wear it with?

1980s Yves Saint Laurent haute couture skirt.  Size 6.  Please note the skirt is unlabeled.

PURCHASE

2 comments:

  1. Anything that looks a little bit like an Matisse painting is on my wish list! Remember when my, at the time, favourite bag (Mulberry Roxanne) got an special edition make over in van Gogh pattern. I died. Really, I died. The impressionism makes my heart go wild every time.

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  2. Oh, the comment before was from me. Silly ol' swedish me.
    My blogadress is: www.aenigma.se. Not magnoliastreet. Sorrrry.

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