June 2nd, 2008
Yves Saint Laurent and the working woman
The death of Yves Saint Laurent is a reminder of how he revolutionised the lives of working women with the trouser suit.
Hillary Clinton certainly has reason to be grateful to Saint Laurent - and designers such as Liz Claiborne who followed him. Her devotion to the trouser suit (or pantsuit, as it is known in the US) has become a talking point in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Forty years later, it is difficult to recall the days when women had to be dressed in skirts or dresses in the office and there was an absolute sartorial divide between the sexes at work.
