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The marriage between flowers and fashion has never been more pronounced
than when seen in the work of Yves Saint Laurent. This retrospective
examines Yves Saint Laurent’s use of flowers from their symbolism to
their fruition on the runway.
Flowers in every form inspired fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent,
serving as a leitmotif in his work. His passion for plants manifested
itself in countless patterns and techniques, and he adorned women in
floral appliqués, prints, and embroideries. From a thousand and one
rose buds to sprigs of lily of the valley, from an avalanche of
bougainvillea to delicate poppy touches, and from sheaves of wheat to
majestic lilies, nature was an essential part of his visual palette.
Through the discerning eyes of Olivier Saillard, this veritable garden
of Yves Saint Laurent’s designs―culled from a broad range of
styles―metamorphoses into a bouquet of flowering silhouettes. Under the
direction of Elsa Janssen and Alexis Sornin, essays from Emanuele
Coccia, Marc Jeanson, and Serena Bucalo Mussely explore, respectively,
the symbolism of flowers, characteristics of his recurring prints, and
the designer’s signature use of flora in accessories.
The Forth Rail Bridge is one of the world's great engineering
feats, and one of its most well-known. When it opened in 1890, the
cantilevered bridge had one of the world's longest spans, at 541
metres. Its distinctive and innovative design marks it as an
important milestone in bridge construction during the period when
railways came to dominate long-distance land travel. Spanning the
estuary of one of the country's great rivers, the Forth Bridge
revolutionised travel within Scotland, and it continues to carry
and freight more than 130 years after its official opening. This
view of the Forth Rail Bridge features the Gresley A4 Class Pacific
Plover locomotive and was painted by Terence Cuneo (1907-1996) for
British Railways in 1952. Cuneo withstood gales of over 50 mph as
he sketched the scene from a girder above the track.
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