Material World

The Look

18th October 1992 49 mins Season 1 Episode 5

For these three fashion designers, cloth is the essence of the art of design. Futurist Issey Miyake makes hi-tech, innovative use of fabric; Gianni Versace , loved by film and pop stars, uses vibrant silk prints; and Christian Lacroix creates clothes out of fabric painstakingly hand-woven by former down-and-outs.

View season

Up next

Next Episode

View season

Season 1 · Episode 6

Yves Saint Laurent

No couture season can end without the YSL collection. But the man whom many call the greatest designer of the 20th century is reclusive, sensitive and so dogged by ill health that his company's president Pierre Berge says: "Yves was born with a nervous breakdown." With the benefit of behind-the-scenes access, this profile of Yves Saint Laurent tries to capture the essence of an elusive man.

Episode details

Details

Talent

Cast & Crew

No cast or crew images yet

TMDB does not have usable profile images for this cast or crew yet.

Recommended