The Yves Saint Laurent Revolution: The Story of 'Le Smoking'

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Le Smoking is the story of an outfit, a designer, his muse, and what the three of them created together – contemporary style.

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Paris, 1966. In the tranquility of his studio on Avenue Marceau, Yves Saint Laurent is conducting research for his next collection. From his drawings a female figure emerges... in a tuxedo! 'Le Smoking' is born.

New York, 1967. Yves Saint Laurent steps out for lunch on the Upper East Side with his lifelong muse Betty Catroux. They are denied a table at every restaurant... because Betty is wearing Le Smoking. A woman in trousers? Unacceptable!

This chic graphic novel tells the story of Yves Saint Laurent and Betty Catroux's journey with Le Smoking. Through encounters with such timeless figures from fashion and art as Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Andy Warhol, we discover the studio secrets of the making of Le Smoking and learn how this iconic piece anticipated and contributed to second-wave feminism in the late 1960s.
Extent: 168 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Illustrations: 160
Publication date: 2026-02-05
Size: 27.5 x 20.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500030967
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Press Reviews

A super-chic illustrated run-down of the genesis of YSL’s iconic women’s tuxedo
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About the Authors

Loo Hui Phang is a comics writer, playwright and film director. She is the co-author of Panorama and Prestige de l’uniforme. Born in Laos, she grew up in Normandy, France. Benjamin Bachelier is a comic book illustrator and painter based in Nantes, France. In 2023, Phang and Bachelier collaborated on Oliphant, a graphic novel, set in Antarctica in 1916.

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