Yves Saint Laurent was equipped with an infallible instinct for reading the aesthetic signs of the times, and this enabled him to have a profound effect on fashion. This indispensable book traces the success of his haute couture and ready-to-wear designs from 1962 to 1988 through the lens of the world''''s leading fashion photographers, including Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, William Klein, and more. Inside, 135 photographs document Saint Laurent''''s groundbreaking designs worn by the most beautiful women of the ''''60s, ''''70s, and ''''80s: Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Mounia, and Veruschka.