num_pages: 280
description: Yves Saint Laurent (19362008) who began his career as Christian Diors protg was one of the most talented and influential couturiers of his time. But Saint Laurents extraordinary taste went well beyond the world of fashion and in this lavish volume the eight splendid homes he shared with friend and lifelong business partner Pierre Berg are presented in brilliant detail. Notoriously shy the designer and Berg lived in luxury and Ivan Terestchenkos photographs capture their exquisite surroundings in full showcasing 19th-century French dcor important paintings by Picasso Matisse and other modern and Romantic artists and masterpieces of furniture sculpture and silver ranging from the Renaissance to the Art Deco era. From the serene interiors of their apartment on the Rue Babylone Paris to the incandescent beauty of the Villa Majorelle in Marrakech Berg and Saint Laurents sensibilities come alive. Though the homes presented here have been sold and their contents auctioned to benefit HIV/AIDS research The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berg is a testament to a rare union of passion elegance and supreme connoisseurship. &lt;!--?xml:namespace prefix  o ns  urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /--&gt; FEATURED ON THE TODAY SHOW: Holiday Guide: Find the Perfect Book for Each Person on Your List ( )
language: English
title: The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Berge
publisher: Vendome Press