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1970
Stage Costumes for Sylvie Vartan at the Olympia

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Yves Saint Laurent designed a number of outfits for the French singer Sylvie Vartan, including a gold jumpsuit for her 1972 concert at the Olympia. It was extremely sexy and so comfortable that she continued to wear it on television and on tour after Saint Laurent gave it to her.

Generally speaking, it’s important to avoid loose clothing onstage and instead wear structured designs. A couturier has to adapt his work according to these requirements because the most beautiful dress in a haute couture collection will not necessarily make a good stage costume. Saint Laurent did that very well.

Sylvie Vartan, cited in Revue de Mode.

 

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Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972., © Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972.
© Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972., © Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972.
© Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972., © Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972.
© Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972., © Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1972 show, choreographed by Howard Jeffrey at the Olympia, Paris, 1972.
© Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1970 show, directed by Jojo Smith at the Olympia, Paris, 1970., © Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent
Sketch of a costume for Sylvie Vartan in her 1970 show, directed by Jojo Smith at the Olympia, Paris, 1970.
© Fondation Pierre Bergé — Yves Saint Laurent