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Article: Yves Saint Laurent And Chanel, Looking Back and Moving Forward
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- The Washington Post
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- March 3, 2007
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In the popular consciousness, the two pillars of the French ready-
to-wear establishment are Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.
There are other venerable brands here -- Louis Vuitton and
Christian Dior, for instance -- but they do not call to mind a
distinctive silhouette or a specific aesthetic. Louis Vuitton is all
about handbags and logos. And if one wants to debate which purse is
the most emblematically French, the award would go to Hermes for its
iconic Birkin and Kelly bags. While Dior long ago was celebrated for
its "New Look," its current designer, John Galliano, has pushed the
house far, far from those beginnings until the brand is now known as
the place where Galliano engages in ...