The movie about the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent (Aug. 1936 – June,
2008), released this summer, seems real and truthful. It seems truthful not only in its portrayal
of the physical image and personality of Yves St. Laurent (Pierre Niney), but also in its
portrayal of Saint Laurent’s passion for both fashion design and his business
partner, Pierre Bergé (Guillaume
Gallienne), whom he met in 1958.
The film is also truthful in terms of director Jalil
Lespert’s use of runway models of color that Yves Saint Laurent himself used to model
his fashions on the runway back in the 1970s and ‘80s. In fact, Saint Laurent was one of the first
fashion designers to employ models of color.
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| Kirat |
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| Mounia |
Models of color in the Yves Saint Laurent movie are: Pat Cleveland, an African American; Kirat, a
copper-hued American of Indian descent; and Mounia, a French Caribbean model.
For my readers who are interested in viewing the
movie Yves Saint. Laurent, it may still be playing in a theater near you. If you miss seeing it in a theater, you might see it on cable or as a video.
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