A retrospective of Yves Saint Laurent’s work is being held at the Petit Palais Museum in Paris, finishing on 29 August 2010.

This exhibition has been produced in association with the Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent Foundation, under the patronage of Madame Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

How exciting!

The exhibition is described as follows on the on Petit Palais website:

This exhibition presents a sweeping panorama of Yves Saint Laurent’s forty years of creativity. It is organised thematically, offering a selection of 307 haute couture and ready-to wear garments, together with photographs, drawings and films.

The presentation of the creations is meticulously staged, from Saint Laurent’s beginnings with Dior in 1958 – the famous “Trapeze” collection – to the splendour of his evening dresses.

To follow are some of the outfits I would hope to see at the exhibition:

This dress was designed in 1958 when Yves was working for Dior. (I would wear this today!)

Another gorgeous dress designed in 1958 during his Dior years

Catherine Deneuve modelling a 'little black dress' from 'Rive Gauche', Yves Saint Laurent's ready-to-wear boutique collection.

Yves with his muse, Catherine Deneuve

Yves Saint Laurent takes a bow after presenting his final collection Centre Georges Pompidou art gallery in Paris, Tuesday 22 January 2002. On his left is French model Laetitia Casta and to his right, French actress and muse, Catherine Deneuve.

And of course, Le Smoking!

'Le Smoking' as shot by Helmut Newton

What would you like to see?