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1969
Collaboration with Claude Lalanne

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At the end of the 1950s Yves Saint Laurent met the sculptor artists François-Xavier (1927-2008) and Claude Lalanne (1925-2019). With Pierre Bergé, he commissioned several works from them for their Parisian apartments.

Yves Saint Laurent works with Claude Lalanne on multiple occasions for his haute couture collections. For the autumn-winter 1969 collection, the couturier witnesses the moulding of the body parts for two of his mannequins.

Using the electroplating process, Claude Lalanne creates metal accessories, body jewellery with a very realistic rendering which are intended to embellish very simple muslin or crepe dresses. They continued their collaboration to create jewelry-sculptures and fanciful headpieces for different collections until 1983 (autumn-winter 1970, spring-summer 1971, spring-summer 1976, autumn-winter 1981 and spring-summer 1983).

Galerie

Evening gown worn by Dominique Pommier. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris, July 1969. Photograph by Alexis Witzig., © Droits Réservés
Evening gown worn by Dominique Pommier. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris, July 1969. Photograph by Alexis Witzig.
© Droits Réservés
Evening gown worn by Lisa. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris, July 1969. Photograph by Alexis Witzig., © Droits Réservés
Evening gown worn by Lisa. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. 30 bis rue Spontini, Paris, July 1969. Photograph by Alexis Witzig.
© Droits Réservés
Original sketch of an evening gown. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection., © Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris
Original sketch of an evening gown. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection.
© Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris
Claude Lalanne molding the model Lisa's body at the Lalannes' country house near Fontainebleau, August 1969. Phptograph by Manuel Litran, published in Paris Match, August 23, 1969., © Manuel Litran / Paris Match / Scoop
Claude Lalanne molding the model Lisa's body at the Lalannes' country house near Fontainebleau, August 1969. Phptograph by Manuel Litran, published in Paris Match, August 23, 1969.
© Manuel Litran / Paris Match / Scoop
Dominique Pommier and Lisa in the desert wearing evening gowns with sculpted elements created by Claude Lalanne. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. Photograph by Manuel Litran, published in Paris Match, August 23, 1969., © Manuel LITRAN/PARISMATCH/SCOOP
Dominique Pommier and Lisa in the desert wearing evening gowns with sculpted elements created by Claude Lalanne. Autumn-winter 1969 haute couture collection. Photograph by Manuel Litran, published in Paris Match, August 23, 1969.
© Manuel LITRAN/PARISMATCH/SCOOP