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Catherine Deneuve Is Selling Her Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Couture at Christie’s in Paris—See the Highlights Here

Catherine Deneuve Is Selling Her Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Couture at Christie’s in Paris—See the Highlights Here

Lot 127: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black satin evening dress with white bird-of-paradise feathers, Spring / Summer 1999
Estimate: €2,000-3,000
Lot 12: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture beaded evening dress, Spring / Summer 1969
Estimate: €3,000-5,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 12: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture beaded evening dress, Spring / Summer 1969
Estimate: €3,000-5,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 26: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black chiffon and pink-ostrich-feather-trimmed evening gown, Fall / Winter 1991-1992
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Lot 28: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture printed chiffon evening dress and ostrich-feather boa, Spring / Summer 1971
Estimate : €2,000-3,000
Lot 43: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture patchwork-printed tweed skirt suit with silk blouse,  Fall / Winter 1991-1992
Estimate : €400-600
Lot 47: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture printed and quilted evening jacket and black velvet trousers, Fall / Winter 1994-1995
Estimate: €200-1,200
Lot 48: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture  long, printed-silk dress, Fall / Winter 1994-1995
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 48: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture long, printed-silk dress, Fall / Winter 1994-1995
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 102: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black Lurex velvet evening dress, Fall / Winter 1983-1984
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 102: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black Lurex velvet evening dress, Fall / Winter 1983-1984
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 49: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture printed gazar evening ensemble, Spring / Summer 1989
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 49: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture printed gazar evening ensemble, Spring / Summer 1989
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 53: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture  pistachio-green chiffon caftan dress, circa 1966
Estimate : €800-1,200

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 53: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture pistachio-green chiffon caftan dress, circa 1966 Estimate : €800-1,200
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 56: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture beaded bolero, embroidered by Lesage; light-blue evening gown, Spring / Summer 1985 and 1997
Estimate: €2,000-3,000
Lot 59: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture pigeon-blue chiffon evening dress, Fall / Winter 1997-98
Estimate : €2,000-3,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 59: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture pigeon-blue chiffon evening dress, Fall / Winter 1997-98 Estimate : €2,000-3,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 69: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture white and blue striped strapless evening gown, Spring / Summer 1992
Estimate: €800-1,200

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 69: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture white and blue striped strapless evening gown, Spring / Summer 1992
Estimate: €800-1,200
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 82: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black chiffon cocktail dress, Fall / Winter 1972-1973
Estimate : €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 82: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black chiffon cocktail dress, Fall / Winter 1972-1973
Estimate : €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 83: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black wool coat with satin lapels and pantsuit, circa 1990
Estimate: €2,000-3,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 83: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black wool coat with satin lapels and pantsuit, circa 1990
Estimate: €2,000-3,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 88: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black wool smoking jacket and trousers, circa 1982
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 88: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black wool smoking jacket and trousers, circa 1982
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 99: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black crepe evening gown with green satin belt and jewleled buckle trim, Fall / Winter 1984-1985
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Lot 89: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black fur coat, Fall / Winter 1971-71
Estimate: €2,000-3000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 89: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black fur coat, Fall / Winter 1971-71
Estimate: €2,000-3000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 110: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture long lamé velvet evening dress in gold and black, Fall / Winter 1979-1980
Estimate €1,000-2,000
Lot 111: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture gold Lurex velvet draped evening dress, Spring / Summer 1995
Estimate: €2000-3000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 111: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture gold Lurex velvet draped evening dress, Spring / Summer 1995
Estimate: €2000-3000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 112: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture leopard sequined cocktail dress, Spring / Summer 1997-1998
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 112: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture leopard sequined cocktail dress, Spring / Summer 1997-1998
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 114:  Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture long leopard silk velvet dress with gilt-metal belt, Fall / Winter 1992-1993
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Lot 118: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture brown chiffon draped sari evening gown, Spring /Summer 1999
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 118: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture brown chiffon draped sari evening gown, Spring /Summer 1999
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 120: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture coat of tricolor marabou feathers, embroidered by Lesage
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 120: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture coat of tricolor marabou feathers, embroidered by Lesage
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 124: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture brown gazar evening coat and a crepe sheath gown
Estimate: €1,000-2,000

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 124: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture brown gazar evening coat and a crepe sheath gown
Estimate: €1,000-2,000
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s
Lot 125: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture evening ensemble: chiffon blouse, scarf and taffeta skirt, Fall / Winter 1977-1978
Estimate: €3,000-5,000
Lot 128: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black velvet and mink jacket, Fall / Winter 1997-1998
Estimate : €800-1,200

Catherine Deneuve / Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Sale at Christie’s

Lot 128: Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture black velvet and mink jacket, Fall / Winter 1997-1998
Estimate : €800-1,200
Photo: © Christie’s Images Ltd, 2019 / Courtesy of Christie’s

Pierre Bergé once quipped that his partner Yves Saint Laurent was “born with a nervous breakdown.” While it’s true that the designer’s health was marked by peaks and valleys, he had an undeniable star power that he wasn’t unaware of. (In 1971 Saint Laurent posed au naturel in a Jeanloup Sieff–shot advertisement for his first men’s fragrance.) Just as the designer had star power, so did his work, which remains among the most referenced today, both at his namesake house, now headed by Anthony Vaccarello, and elsewhere. Marc Jacobs’s Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 collections were in some ways outspoken odes to Yves.

A man of many muses, Saint Laurent met his match in Catherine Deneuve, a glittering presence in the pantheon of movie—and style—greats. Now, during the Spring 2019 Paris haute couture shows, Deneuve, who remains a front row regular, will sell her Saint Laurent archive at Christie’s; there will be two ways to buy: through an online sale that runs from January 23–30, and the live sale of couture on January 24. The tagline for the sale, “40 ans de mode et d'amitié (40 years of fashion and friendship),” speaks to the long-standing personal and professional relationship.

“Saint Laurent’s bloused-on-a-drawstring dress . . . worn by Catherine Deneuve.”

Catherine Deneuve in a Hooded Dress by Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue

“Saint Laurent’s bloused-on-a-drawstring dress . . . worn by Catherine Deneuve.”
Photographed by Helmut Newton, Vogue, October 1, 1977

Neither Saint Laurent nor Deneuve were fixed in the firmament of French history when they first met in 1965. When Vogue introduced the actress to its readers in 1964, it wrote: “Catherine Deneuve might be simple: She may be as simple as the ABC . . . from which, of course, a whole language can be made.” By 1966 the magazine had labeled her a “dream girl.” In 1965, Deneuve turned to Saint Laurent for a dress in which she could meet the English Queen. And so their story started, and it played out not only in IRL, but also on-screen. The actress suggested that Saint Laurent design her costumes for Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour.

Yves Saint Laurent and Catherine Deneuve at the 20th anniversary of the fashion house, 1982
Yves Saint Laurent and Catherine Deneuve at the 20th anniversary of the fashion house, 1982
Photo: © Jean-Luce Huré / Courtesy of Christie’s

There’s lots for fashion- and cinephiles to drool over in the catalogue, a selection of which is shown above. The sale includes an ensemble from the the designer’s famed Ballet Russes collection, a suit with a Cubist motif, a gown from 1988 with a golden dove at the shoulder, and, bien sûr, several smokings. Red carpet watchers will be familiar with looks such as the black sequined stunner Deneuve wore when she was at Cannes in 2000 to promote Dancer in the Dark with the Marjan Pejoski–clad Björk. It goes without saying that Deneuve was the picture of chic.

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