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1981 - 1982
Inspired by Matisse and Léger

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Throughout his Autumn-Winter 1981 collection, Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by the artists he loved—especially Henri Matisse and Fernand Léger, whose patterns and colors deeply influenced him.

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Henri Matisse-inspired evening gown worn by Edia Vairelli during the fashion show for the autumn-winter 1981 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, July 1981. Photograph by Claus Ohm., © Claus Ohm
Henri Matisse-inspired evening gown worn by Edia Vairelli during the fashion show for the autumn-winter 1981 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, July 1981. Photograph by Claus Ohm.
© Claus Ohm
Original sketch of a dress inspired by Henri Matisse. Autumn-winter 1981 haute couture collection., © Yves Saint Laurent
Original sketch of a dress inspired by Henri Matisse. Autumn-winter 1981 haute couture collection.
© Yves Saint Laurent
Evening gown inspired by Henri Matisse at the fashion show for the spring-summer 1982 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, January 1982., © Droits Réservés
Evening gown inspired by Henri Matisse at the fashion show for the spring-summer 1982 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, January 1982.
© Droits Réservés
Henri Matisse-inspired evening gown worn by Edia Vairelli during the fashion show for the autumn-winter 1980 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, July 1980., © Droits Réservés
Henri Matisse-inspired evening gown worn by Edia Vairelli during the fashion show for the autumn-winter 1980 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, July 1980.
© Droits Réservés
"Evening gown, homage to Fernand Léger, at the fashion show for the autumn-winter 1981 haute couture collection, Salon impérial of the Hôtel Inter-Continental, Paris, July 1981. Photograph by François-Marie Banier.
© François-Marie Banier