Yves Saint Laurent: 10 Most Definitive Collections
9. 1966 - Pop Art Inspired
Four years into his eponymous line and YSL drew inspiration from the Pop Art movement. The autumn winter collection of 1966, consisted of studded jersey dresses, bicolour jersey suits and brocaded medieval evening dresses. The playful printed dresses played homage to the Pop Art movement by celebrating various aspects of the human form - the face and body, with a full length evening gown having a shoulder to toe side profile, and a knee-length long sleeved dressed with a minimalist facial side view. Once again the use of block colours hailed back to the Modrian dresses of the previous year, allowing flow and continuation from one collection to the next. The Fall collection saw the debut of the first Smoking trouser suit, with classic white shirt and black pussy bow necktie.
