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Yves Saint Laurent built one of fashion's most celebrated empires. He is one of the greatest fashion designers of the twentieth century. Together with his once-lover and longtime business partner, Pierre Bergé, the Yves Saint Laurent Couture House broke boundaries that shook the world of fashion, forever changing the way women dressed. Along the way, they collected a one-of-a-kind art collection that includes featuring paintings by Picasso and Matisse, ancient Egyptian statues, eighteenth-century bronze Chinese zodiac sculptures.

This moving documentary chronicles his rise, his lifelong partnership with Pierre Bergé and their decision to auction off a lifetime of precious art and objects. Known as “The Auction of the Century,” this multi-million dollar sale heralded the end of an era.

Not only did the Yves Saint Laurent Couture House change fashion, the great couturier was the first to use black, Asian and Pacific Islander models in his runway shows in an era when racial diversity was not part of the concept of haute couture.

It is a grand tribute to an empire of decadence and beauty. This gorgeously lush biopic of one of the greatest names in fashion will stay with you, and linger in your mind.

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Wybrane nagrody i festiwale /Selected festivals and awards: 2010 – MFF Toronto/Toronto IFF.