Yves Saint Laurent: 10 Most Definitive Collections
10. 1965 - Mondrian Dresses
The mid 1960s saw YSL pay homage to Dutch artist Piet Mondrian 1930s paintings with knee length wool day dresses. The body skimming shift dresses avoided the wearers curves creating a straight up and down silhouette from the shoulder to knees. The most famous of the collection being based around Composition C (III), where the harsh bold black lines hit the shoulder, waist and knee on the hemline. The use of Op Art grew in popularity when it was featured in a French Vogue spread in September 1965, sparking a surge of youth-subcultural fashion in London and New York. The use of Op Art within fashion sparked constant re-imaginings with YSL being at the forefront of this fashion and art movement. Most recently seeing Dutch designer duo Viktor & Rolf creating wearable couture that converted to hangable paintings.
