Paris. Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent & Éditions de la Martinière. 2010. 4 clamshell boxes housing over 1200 loose plates; 2 hardback volumes (one on the couture house [circa 96 pages] and the other documenting the programmes from the couture shows [circa 168 pages] ) contained in a 5th clamshell box; all housed in 3 pictorial thick-cardboard cartons with carrying handles. Over 14,000 designs and their fabric swatches are illustrated. Including specially made custom wooden cabinet circa 57 x 43 x 47 cm.
Used. Insignificant wear. One pictorial thick-cardboard carton (3/3) still unopened in plastic wrap.
Catalogue raisonné "Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture" is the definitive collector’s item for devotees of the late designer. This lavish limited edition of 500 boxed sets reproduces the complete sketches, runway notes, and fabric samples for more than 14,000 garments--every garment Saint Laurent produced during his four-decade career. In addition to over 1,200 facsimile plates showcasing the most loved (and most notorious) collections, a viewing guide introduced by Pierre Bergé provides an index, biography, and bibliography to put Saint Laurent’s work into context, and a program album compiles programs from all 80 haute couture runway shows.
Viewing of the items at Bukowskis, Berzelii Park 1 in Stockholm, 2nd - 5th - November. Viewing and collection takes place at Bukowskis Online, Västberga allé 3, from November 7th.