Yves Saint Laurent...........

I am eagerly awaiting the release (26 June) of the new Yves Saint Laurent movie by Jalil Lespert.......  

I read The Beautiful Fall, by Alicia Drake many years ago about the beginning of Yves Saint Laurent's and Karl Lagerfeld's fashion careers, their friendship and ultimately their high profile fallout, all in the backdrop of Paris in the 1970's.  I have also seen L'Amour Fou, the documentary of YSL's and his partner of 50 years, Pierre Berge's business and personal relationship, their various homes around the world and their famous art collections - pre-Sotheby's "Sale of the Century."  The book, The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge showcases the interiors and art of their many homes - particularly the apartment on the Left Bank in Paris.

Pierre Berge still runs the YSL Foundation and has stated "that defending the image of the House of Yves Saint Laurent was the  most important thing" with regard to this movie, as was also the case for Dior (YSL was appointed head couturier of Dior at the age of 21).  In many of the fashion scenes in the movie, the garments are the original costume pieces from YSL and Dior fashion shows - of which the YSL Foundation holds 8,000 outfits created by the designer.  Pierre Berge also allowed the movie to film in Saint Laurent's untouched Paris studio and in their house in Morocco.

Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in their apartment in Paris

Le Smoking Suit made famous by YSl

Bianca Jagger in YSL's Le Smoking Suit

YSL's famous muses, Betty Catroux and Loulou de La Falaise

Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge's house in Morocco

Famous picture of Talitha Getty, John Paul Getty's wife at YSL's home in Morocco

YSL and Pierre Berge's apartment in Paris

Book - The Private World of YSL & Pierre Berge, documenting their homes
and art collections

Catherine Deneuve, Yves Saint Laurent and Laetitia Casta at YSL's last show

Scenes from the new YSL movie

"Fashions come and go, but style is forever." - Yves Saint Laurent

Cheers,

Deb xx

"Raggy Roses"........

Raggy roses is a phrase I coined when I would go to the flower market and buy a bucket full of various coloured roses that did not made the "grade" into the "perfect" bunches of roses selling at the markets.  Whenever, I bought these mixed bunches of colourful, lush, fragrant, blown roses back to my flower shop (not intending to sell them) my customers would go crazy to purchase them.

I was reminded of those days this week when I went to the flower market and could not pass up the most beautiful bucket of "raggy roses", all in various tones of pink, fully blown and fragrant - to be used and appreciated for their beauty, imperfections and all.  Personally, I think their imperfections make them more beautiful and interesting.

I only wish you could smell them as well....... Enjoy!

all photos by Deb for From My Files

Cheers,

Deb xx

June brides..............

While reading the June edition of Architectural Digest India, I saw the most beautiful Indian bride pictures (below) and it got me thinking about why the month of June is the most popular month to be married.  This is what I have found out.  

The month of June is named after the goddess Juno, the Roman counterpart to Hera, the goddess of the hearth, home and patron of wives.

I also liked the lyrics to a song by Johnny Mercer, that says "They say when you marry in June, you're a bride all your life and the bridegroom who marries in June gets a sweatheart for a wife."

I'm not sure either of the two above "facts" are the reasons for June being the most popular month to wed.   My personal feeling is because all my favourite flowers are in bloom at this time of year.

all photos via Architectural Digest India, The New Yorker, Vogue, Pinterest 

and by Deb for From My Files

Deb xx