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Yves Saint Laurent's 1991 all-gold Rive Gauche finale, and the show Vaccarello ran in reverse on 29 September 2026

Yves Saint Laurent's autumn 1991 Rive Gauche show, his ready-to-wear line rather than couture, ended with a finale in which every model wore gold. He called gold the black of its day and said an evening should glow or it was a bit absurd. On 29 September 2026 Anthony Vaccarello (@anthonyvaccarello) reversed the sequence at the Trocadéro: gold from the first look, a finale all in black, ten years after his own first show for the house and amid unconfirmed reports that it was his last.

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01IN 1991 YVES SAINT LAURENT CLOSED A RIVE GAUCHE SHOW WITH EVERY MODEL IN THE FINALE DRESSED ENTIRELY IN GOLD.
02RIVE GAUCHE WAS HIS READY-TO-WEAR LINE. GOLD, UNTIL THEN TIED TO WEALTH AND HAUTE COUTURE, WENT ON THE CLOTHES SOLD IN SHOPS.
03HE CALLED GOLD THE BLACK OF ITS DAY, AND SAID AN EVENING SHOULD GLOW, OTHERWISE IT WAS A BIT ABSURD.
04ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2026 ANTHONY VACCARELLO RAN IT BACKWARDS FOR SAINT LAURENT: GOLD FROM THE FIRST LOOK, A FINALE ENTIRELY IN BLACK.
05THE SHOW CAME TEN YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST FOR THE HOUSE, AND AMID REPORTS HE IS STEPPING DOWN. NOTHING IS CONFIRMED.
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