Yves Saint Laurent
Icons of Fashion Design
(Author) Marguerite DurasYves Saint Laurent Icons of Fashion Design, acclaimed by the critics as an intoxicating book remains the most attractive homage to the uncrowned king of haute couture. Pictures taken by the world's leading fashion photographers trace the success of Saint Laurent's designs, which, since conquering the fashion world five decades ago, have caused sensation after sensation each year. The book also constitutes a high-quality review of fashion photography over a period of forty years, collecting 135 YSL dresses in images created by fashion photography's greatest 20th century heroes. Yves Saint Laurent was equipped with an infallible instinct for reading the aesthetic signs of the times, and this enabled him to have a profound effect on fashion in the second half of the 20th century.
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras was a French writer known for her novel "The Lover," a semi-autobiographical work exploring love, desire, and colonialism. Her sparse and lyrical writing style, often blending fiction with personal experience, made her a leading figure in 20th-century French literature. Duras's work continues to inspire and challenge readers.