bThe world's leading authorities on fashion and design celebrate the 60th anniversary of YSL's first runway presentation with a lexicon that includes many images from the designer's extraordinary archives.b pYves Saint Laurent 1936-2008 is credited with reviving French haute couture in the 1960s, with making ready-to-wear reputable, and with using non-European cultural references. In addition to the kaleidoscope of images in this book, a coterie of tastemakers have supplied listings that encompass YSL's style inspirations C is for Costumes, as exem-plified by the Russian theme of the famed autumn-winter 1976-77 collection T is for Tuxedo, which the designer initially referenced with his 1965 Le Smoking and important facets of his life J is for Jardin Majorelle, the garden of the couturier's para-disiacal retreat in Marrakech R is for Rive Gauche, the bohemian, chic neighborhood of Paris where the YSL boutique is situated and also the name of the house's famous perfume launched in 1970.