A pair of museums entirely dedicated to French designer Yves Saint Laurent's life and work are set to open in Paris and Marrakech in 2017, including a new building by Studio KO (+ slideshow).
Both museums will present a portion of the Fondation Pierre Bergé ? Yves Saint Laurent's collection of over 5,000 haute-couture garments and 15,000 accessories, as well as thousands of sketches, collection boards, photographs, and objects.
Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakesh. Rendering by Studio KO
The designer's most iconic garments include the Mondrian collection of dresses from his Autumn Winter 1965, based of the geometric paintings of the French artist of the same name, and the 1966 Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women.
French architecture practice Studio KO will lead the design of the 4,000-square-metre building in Marrakech. Yves Saint Laurent at his desk in 1976. Photograph by Guy Marineau
"When Yves Saint Laurent discovered Marrakech in 1966, he was so moved by the place that he decided to buy a house and regularly go back there," said Pierre Bergé, Saint Laurent's long-term partner and president of the Fondation.
"It feels perfectly natural, 50 years later, to build a museum dedicated to his oeuvre, which was so inspired by this country."
Premier smoking, haute couture collection, Autumn Winter 1966. Photograph by Ge?rard Pataa
The museum will comprise a permanent display of his work staged by Christophe Martin, a space for temporary exhibitions, an au...