The legendary Yves is back in fashion

First Hollywood turned its attention to Coco Chanel, now it’s the turn of Yves Saint Laurent. As two new movies are released, Louise O’Neill looks at the life of the iconic designer.

JALIL LASPERT’S movie, Yves Saint Laurent, based on Laurence Benaim’s biography of the legendary designer, has topped the box-office in France, grossing €294,000 on its first day.

The Weinstein Company has snapped up the US distribution rights, and it will open Berlinale’s Panorama film festival next month (it also opens here then). There is another bio-pic of the designer hot on its heels: Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent opens in France on May 24.