Yves, The End.

I know everyone's read all 8 billion sweet, eloquent obituaries of the recently departed Yves Saint Laurent (like from Suzy Menkes in the NYTimes, Poetic & Chic, dear WendyB, Style.com and more).

So I'll just say this: after watching the YSL documentary 5 avenue Marceau 75116 Paris, which I wrote about a while ago, I can really see what a veteran of the old guard of fashion YSL was. In addition to being a total legend and creating all kinds of trends that have outlived him, YSL was just such a charming gent! The documentary was full of his admiring the work of his designers, watching a model walk in with a beautifully draped dress and exclaiming, "Magnifique!" and praising the designers extravagantly for their "enchanting! enchanting!" clothes. Not to say he didn't design himself; no, his designers in the film (shot after decades of his being in the fashion business) were mainly working off inspirations of his from years past. Anyway, I'll just echo everyone else in saying that the fashion world has lost a lovely, visionary member and we were lucky to have had him. Here's my fave photo of the man himself in (I think) 1967, with two models at the flagship store. Awwwww.