Yves Saint Laurent 1960s

Yves Saint Laurent revolutionized the fashion industry by adopting menswear fashions for women in the 1960s. The Tuxedo with pants debuted in the Fall- Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent. He was a French fashion designer, one of the greatest names in fashion history. Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by modern artists such as Piet Mondrian, a Dutch painter. He holds up a drawing of his cocktail dress design that won him first prize in 1953 in a fashion drawing competition in Paris. His success in the contest led to his job with the Christian Dior team of designers.

Tuxedo with Pants, 1966

Saint Laurent styled this short cocktail dress to reflect the color blocks found in the paintings of Mondrian. The Denver Art Museum will display 200 of Yves Saint Laurent's fashion designs in a unique exhibit exploring the intersection of fashion and art.

"Mondrian" day dress 1965

After quitting from Christian Dior, Saint-Laurent launched his own fashion house in 1961, when he was only 25 years old. During the period when haute couture competed with the emerging prêt-a-porter and fashion trends were shifting, Saint-Laurent found out precisely what was required by the new age and released novel designs. In 1966, the year following the presentation of this dress, he opened a prêt-a-porter boutique in the left banks of Paris. He gained worldwide popularity with new elegance that matched everyday lives, such as A-line mini dresses and pants, and led the fashion trends in the late 20th century.