Extravagant outfits

They make our themed bashes look like an ordinary Monday

Design notes follow the Napoleonic aesthetic, the extravagant opulence of Imperial Rome, with references to classical antiquity and military uniform.

This spring, the exhibition in the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Paris will be transported to the Côte d'Azur, in the Musée des Arts asiatiques in Nice. In April of 1963, a young Yves Saint Laurent discovered his love for Japan, and it was in Kyoto specifically that he encountered courtesans who sported traditional Japanese dress. The delicacy of the lace, the exoticism of the print and the appeal of the uniquely structured cut was enough for Saint Laurent to fall in love with the art of…