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lunes, 9 de marzo de 2020
MUSÉE YVES SAINT-LAURENT, PARIS. BETTY CATROUX, YVES SAINT LAURENT FEMININE SINGULAR
In 2020, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris is devoting a special
exhibition to Betty Catroux, fashion icon and Yves Saint Laurent’s “female
double.” The pieces displayed in the exhibition come from a major donation
Betty Catroux has made to the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent.
Madison Cox, president of the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint
Laurent, is giving Anthony Vaccarello carte blanche for this exhibition held at
the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris. Anthony Vaccarello, who is currently artistic
director of Saint Laurent, approaches Betty Catroux’s wardrobe from an
aesthetic perspective by selecting the pieces that best reveal her unique
personality and ongoing influence on the label’s signature style.
"She lives and breathes Saint Laurent. An allure, a mystery,
an almost nefarious aspect, an elusive yet desirable nature, all that underlies
the house’s aura, and you understand the magnitude of it when you meet
Betty." Anthony Vaccarello
Approximately fifty designs show the extent to which Betty Catroux
embodied Yves Saint Laurent’s physical ideal and an attitude echoing the
“masculine/feminine style” that he was developing when they first met at the
nightclub The New Jimmy’s in 1967. Yves Saint Laurent immediately fell in love
with her androgynous look, which was radically different from the usual codes
of femininity and seductiveness and remains the subject of ongoing fascination.
"She’s perfect in my clothes. Just what I like. Long, long, long." Yves Saint Laurent, Women’s Wear Daily, 1968
"I’ve always been captivated by what’s masculine. Always wore
jeans, a man’s jacket… I don’t feel like a girl or a boy, but more in
a seductive position when dressed in boy’s clothes." Betty Catroux Antidote, 2014
https://museeyslparis.com/en/exhibitions/betty-catroux-yves-saint-laurent
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