| The passion Moroccan Yves Saint Laurent |
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| Sunday, 20 April 2008 | |
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Pending a major retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent to be held in Montreal, then in San Francisco, it is permissible to approach a particular aspect of the famous couturier through the Parisian exhibition.
"A Passion Moroccan." The Foundation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent paid tribute until August 31, 2008, Moroccan art, great source of inspiration of this creator, with the presentation of thirty-six caftans from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, embroidery , and jewellery. "When I discovered Morocco, explained Mr. Saint Laurent in 1983, I realized that my own was the chromatic's zelliges, zouacs, djellabas and caftans. Daring that have been mine, I owe to this country, the violence of the agreements, the insolence of mixtures, with the zeal of inventions. This culture has become mine, but I am not content to import it, I have attached, converted, adapted. " The exhibition is presented through a rebuilding of the famous Major Elle garden. |
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