couturier

A new exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art celebrates the work and life of famed French couturier Yves Saint Laurent.

While studying under couturiers in Paris, his greatest education came from witnessing the protests of 1968.

While the couturier’s previous efforts to infuse designs with feminist commentary have sometimes seemed forced, this season finally towed the line between message and subtlety.

At Dior, the couturier would become close friends with Princess Grace of Monaco; hence, her closet paid homage to his work as the pair shared the same vision of elegance and style.

Amid the rhythmic clatter of traditional wooden looms, artisans at a workshop in rural Burkina Faso spin indigo-dyed cotton into sprawling lengths of cloth, destined for modern suits designed by the nation's foremost couturier.