{"product_id":"112879","title":"To my Yves Saint Laurent ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYEg5ujjAuo2GJMOgMvJo5quD3zgQ.png?v=1765125390\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e To my Yves Saint Laurent \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/97389404\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe story begins after the love of my life leaves me.\u003cbr\u003e ─ Pierre Bergé, the lover and business partner of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent,\u003cbr\u003e Letters he couldn't send, written after the death of his lover of 50 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author Pierre Bergé was not only an entrepreneur who led the global fashion company Yves Saint Laurent, but he was also a patron of numerous artists and an art collector, and a figure who exerted influence throughout the cultural world, including becoming the president of the Paris Opera National de Paris.\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, he actively supports the PACS (Civil Solidarity Pact) law, which legally guarantees same-sex unions, and his actions as a social activist are also impressive, such as acquiring the struggling French daily newspaper Le Monde in 2010 and explicitly stating complete editorial independence. \u003cbr\u003eBut what resonates most deeply with us is the fact that he dedicated his life to properly embodying the inspiration of a genius who will forever be remembered in the history of fashion.\u003cbr\u003e The person who stayed by Yves Saint Laurent's side and supported him so that he could do nothing but fashion, as he was not interested in anything else, was none other than Pierre Bergé.\u003cbr\u003e This is a move that is supported by his inherent respect for art and his confidence in Yves Saint Laurent's genius, but that alone is not enough to explain it.\u003cbr\u003e The powerful driving force that led him to embrace the darkness behind genius, alcohol and drug addiction, depression and even hysteria, was none other than his love for Yves Saint Laurent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"To My Yves Saint Laurent\" begins with the eulogy read by Pierre Bergé at Yves Saint Laurent's funeral. \u003cbr\u003eAnd this piece, written in the form of a letter to a dead lover, begins again on Christmas Day, six months after the funeral.\u003cbr\u003e Left alone after the love of his life passes away, 78-year-old Pierre Bergé writes undeliverable letters, reminiscing about their life together and reflecting on life and love.\u003cbr\u003e The letter concludes with a eulogy read by Pierre Bergé on the first anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent's death.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e To my Yves Saint Laurent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Translator's Note: The Man Who Remained an Immortal Lover\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e How clear and fresh the morning in Paris was when we first met.\u003cbr\u003e --- First sentence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This letter is entirely for you, a way to continue our conversation and my way of speaking to you.\u003cbr\u003e To you who won't listen or answer.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.17\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI closed your eyes.\u003cbr\u003e That was the end.\u003cbr\u003e I didn't cry.\u003cbr\u003e It was only later, after a long time, that the tears finally began to flow.\u003cbr\u003e You died surrounded by the people you loved.\u003cbr\u003e As Philippe and I told the press, the phone started ringing.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maybe this is what madman's love is like.\u003cbr\u003e The love of two madmen.\u003cbr\u003e There were times when I tried to leave you and wanted to go somewhere else, but every path led back to you.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You lost everything on the day your farewell fashion show was held at the Pompidou Center.\u003cbr\u003e I said goodbye while looking at the work on stage.\u003cbr\u003e I remember you walking down the runway like you were about to be guillotined.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yes, the work of two madmen! Newspapers all over the world are talking about this auction.\u003cbr\u003e There are no more vacancies at the hotel, and the flights to Le Bourget Airport are full. \u003cbr\u003ePeople are calling this auction the 'auction of the century'.\u003cbr\u003e To be honest, all of this is fun, but not enough to make me jump for joy.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I'm living my life pretending like nothing happened.\u003cbr\u003e I'm calling you and talking to you like I've always done, thinking you'll carefully open my office door to make sure there are no intruders.\u003cbr\u003e But inevitably, I always run into your absence.\u003cbr\u003e That absence haunts me, always and everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e You are everywhere and you stay there.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You used to express your love like that sometimes.\u003cbr\u003e At the end of the letter it was written like this.\u003cbr\u003e “Always, always and forever, your Eve.”\u003cbr\u003e --- p.101\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMay this writing reveal your talents, your tastes, your intelligence, your kindness, your gentleness, your strength, your courage, your purity, your beauty, your vision, your integrity, your honesty, your stubbornness and your desires.\u003cbr\u003e Those 'giant wings' that prevented you from walking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.144\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e〉 Auction of the Century, Proof of Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This auction is taking up all my time.\u003cbr\u003e You're answering the same question over and over again.\u003cbr\u003e We keep repeating the same answers about how we gathered our collection, what was the first piece we owned, why we're having this auction, what was your favorite piece of art, and what was mine. (Page 37)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On the one hand, it's surprising that we've never had a disagreement over our tastes.\u003cbr\u003e In fact, isn't this collection and this house the greatest proof of the love we've shared with each other? (p. 53)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter Yves Saint Laurent's death in 2008, Pierre Bergé auctioned off all the possessions and houses he had purchased with Yves Saint Laurent.\u003cbr\u003e The book follows Pierre Bergé's decision to auction off his collection and his subsequent journey.\u003cbr\u003e Through the small but poignant memories surrounding the collection, the difficulties encountered during the auction process, and the candid writings of memories of deceased lovers discovered here and there, the author calmly shows that an auction is not just a process of disposing of property, but also a process of organizing their lives and loves.\u003cbr\u003e Their collections, which had been shrouded in secrecy, including those of Eileen Gray, Picasso, and Matisse, were revealed to the world in 2009 through the so-called 'auction of the century.'\u003cbr\u003e The auction proceeds, which amounted to over 700 billion won, were later returned to various social causes, including the AIDS Treatment Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen we first met, you were twenty-one and had never lived with a man.\u003cbr\u003e It wasn't easy, but I wanted to show you that such a life could exist, and that all it took was honesty. (p. 113)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1958, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé first met at a dinner.\u003cbr\u003e Yves Saint Laurent, still a bit shy, had just made himself known to the world as Dior's head designer, and 27-year-old Pierre Bergé had been in a seven-year relationship with Bernard Buffet, the painter known as the prince of figurative painting.\u003cbr\u003e The two fell in love at first sight and their bond grew stronger when they founded a fashion company together in 1961, with Pierre Bergé taking over the management.\u003cbr\u003e What's interesting is that their relationship is difficult to distinguish between public and private, and what's even more interesting is that this relationship lasted a lifetime. \u003cbr\u003eAs evidenced by the fact that Pierre Bergé flatly declined the offer to run Chanel, one of the most prestigious fashion houses, in favor of Yves Saint Laurent, many of his actions were decided by or for his lovers.\u003cbr\u003e They did not hide their sexual orientation from the beginning, and they actively participated in legislative movements for sexual minorities, and did not hesitate to expand their personal relationships into the social sphere, such as signing the PACS Act as soon as it was passed in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e In this context, Pierre Bergé actively reveals his side as a companion and business partner by publishing a letter to his dead lover while simultaneously revealing the profound influence that designer Yves Saint Laurent had on the history of fashion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e〉 Fashion Revolutionary, Yves Saint Laurent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePierre Bergé once said in an interview, “This book is a biography of Yves Saint Laurent written in my own way.”\u003cbr\u003e As he said, reading this book vividly portrays Yves Saint Laurent as seen through Pierre Bergé's eyes.\u003cbr\u003e He is a shy and clever boy, and at times a hopeless alcoholic, but most importantly, he is treated as a strict perfectionist and an innovative fashion designer who expanded fashion from the aesthetic realm to the social realm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Don't forget that you invented ready-to-wear.\u003cbr\u003e Nothing can bring such eternal glory.\u003cbr\u003e It's hard to believe that there was no ready-made clothing before you.\u003cbr\u003e But it's true.\u003cbr\u003e You created modern women's clothing and its influence spread around the world.\u003cbr\u003e The women in trousers looked like Roman legions. (p. 109)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYves Saint Laurent is known as the first designer to introduce ready-to-wear.\u003cbr\u003e Yves Saint Laurent's free-spirited thinking, which wanted everyone to enjoy wearing his own clothes regardless of class or gender, had a huge impact on the fashion world, which was then the exclusive domain of the wealthy.\u003cbr\u003e In 1966, he made a significant mark in the history of women's fashion by introducing the men's tuxedo suit to women's clothing and creating the first women's trouser suit.\u003cbr\u003e Pierre Bergé observes from the closest and most active angle the innovativeness of Yves Saint Laurent, who expanded the meaning of fashion from the limited category of simply beautiful clothing to a social context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e〉 The meaning of a completed life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"To My Yves Saint Laurent\" begins with the eulogy read by Pierre Bergé at Yves Saint Laurent's funeral. \u003cbr\u003eHis letters, filled with 50 years of passionate love and respect, begin again six months later on Christmas Day, in a deeply personal and intimate way.\u003cbr\u003e Through letters that continued for about a year, he reminisces about their lives together for 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e Through the process of disposing of the numerous works of art and homes he collected with Yves Saint Laurent but now owns, he calmly reveals their achievements and failures, the dazzling moments of love and the painful times of long agony.\u003cbr\u003e As we follow the process, we find that at the end, we find a man stripped of all social trappings, left in an empty house after losing his long-time lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the Translator's Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What would it be like if a man who spent his life as someone's lover and a genius' assistant were left alone? \u003cbr\u003eAfter Yves Saint Laurent's death, Pierre Bergé continues to listen to music and read books, as he had done throughout his life, to talk to the man who is no longer with him.\u003cbr\u003e There is a life where the absence of a lover is felt at every moment, where everything in daily life reminds one of memories with him, and there is a sigh of loneliness at the twilight of not being able to look forward to the future or take on new challenges together.\u003cbr\u003e Through a man who quietly, beyond the dazzling and winding journey of life, closes the curtain on the play of life and clears the stage, we will encounter a love that is complete but not perfect.\u003cbr\u003e And you will come to the conclusion that maybe that is the essence of life. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 9, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover book binding method guide\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 pages | 242g | 113*198*13mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791197325809\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1197325808 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43893887598634,"sku":"112879","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/003fa35eab827d90af388f054ef53811.jpg?v=1765422380","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/112879","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}