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In memoriam: Alber Elbaz
View post: In memoriam: Alber ElbazFarewell to Alber Elbaz, the beloved designer for Guy Laroche, Saint Laurent, and Lanvin. Read his New York Times obituary.
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Libération at 50
View post: Libération at 50Yves Saint Laurent’s landmark Spring 1971 haute couture collection, Libération, is 50. For more on the designer’s Libération collection, see my 2015 post here. Saint Laurent unveiled the collection in Paris on January 29, 1971. Licensed Libération patterns were available from Vogue the next season, photographed by the late Frank Horvat. The Libération dress pattern…
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