1.
SV. BUILDING WHERE SALON IS SITUATED.
0.05

2.
CU NOTICE BOARD "YVES ST. LAURENT"
0.08

3.
STV.PAN. PRESSMEN AND MODELS.
0.16

4.
SLV. ST. LAURENT WITH MODELS.
0.20

5.
SV DITTO.
0.27

6.
SV BEING KISSED BY MODEL.
0.30

7.
SCU. ST. LAURENT. AND MODEL.
0.33

8.
STV. ST. LAURENT TALKING WITH PRESSMEN.
0.40

9.
LV. PEOPLE CLAPPING. FROM BALCONY.
0.43

10.
SLV. ST. LAURENT BEING KISSED BY MODEL AND BEING FOLLOWED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS AT DOOR.
0.52

11.
STV. PHOTOGRAPHERS.
0.57



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Background: WITH JUST A FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FASHION EXPERTS ARE AGREED...YVES ST LAURENT, THE 25-YEAR-OLD FORMER DIOR WONDER BOY HAS A SUCCESS ON HIS HANDS WITH HIS FIRST SHOW SENSE HANDS THE HOUSE OF DIOR PARTED COMPANY 18 MONTHS AGO.HIS TINY SALON, SLIGHTLY OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN RUE SPONTINI, IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE ETOILE DISTRICT IN PARIS WAS FILLED TO OVERFLOWING FOR THIS SPECIAL DEBUT ON JANUARY 29TH - TO FACE THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS.AND THE VERDICT, SO MANY READILY GAVE: ST.LAURENT NEED NEVER TRY TO BE ANOTHER DIOR.AS ST.LAURENT HE HAS SHOWN THAT FOR INDIVIDUALITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP HE IS AMONG THE WORLD'S BEST FASHION DESIGNERS.

PEOPLE WHO ARRIVED EARLY FOR THE SHOW FOUND IT WAS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.MANY HAD TO FIGHT TO GET IN.WHEN THEY FINALLY FOUND TOE-ROOM THEY WERE ENTERTAINED TO A SHOW DOMINATED BY SIMPLE, EASY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS.AND AFTER IT WAS OVER CAME THE NEWS - A TOP LONDON STORE HAD BOUGHT THE WHOLE COLLECTION.THE STORE'S CUSTOMERS WILL SEE STYLES YOUNG AND CASUAL WITH A NAUTICAL AIR.FAVOURITES COLOURS ARE NAVY BLUE AND WHITE.THE "SACK" LOOK IS GIVEN A LIFT WITH LOOSELY BELTED COSSACK BLOUSES, AND THE HEMLINES: JUST BELOW THE KNEE.