Yves Saint Laurent: a Moroccan Passion

Personally, I was expecting more. It reads and has the format of a magazine article, a long one at 80 pages. Everything and everyone makes a cameo appearance. Cameos are precious but they remain thin. I was expecting more art and design from YSL, especially work inspired by Morocco, but monsieur Berge just wishes to remain chatty, ' been there done that' sort of approach; I would rename the book ' a chat with Monsieur Berge over a cigarette and a coffee'. Best element of the book, thebeautiful images of YSL from the seventies.' Passion' would be the wrong word to use as a title, and that's a shame; YSL and the Moroccan connection inspire a deeper passion which is missing from the book. Here's a great theme for an art and design writer to research!

Utterly Beautiful book!

I was hoping for more pictures of morocco and their homes.

Even though this book is only 90 pages, I was expecting there to be a lot more writing (memoirs) then there actually were. Only about 7 pages were writing, which were essays focusing on Yves Saint Laurent's work rather than as a person. The rest of the pages are pictures. Despite this not being what I expected, the pictures are incredibly enough to make up for it. There are pictures of his most famous designs but also of him working, posing, lounging, etc. So if you're looking for a book of pictures, this one is great. But don't buy this expecting a book of memoirs.

Excellent.....again, 5 star checks. Rose