Olivier Saillard, director of the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa and former director of the Palais Galliera, is a fashion historian, curator, and author. Emanuele Coccia, philosopher, university lecturer, and author of The Life of Plants, specializes in the relationship between visual theory and the nature of life. Botanist Marc Jeanson is former director of the museum of natural history in Paris and former botany director of the Majorelle Garden in Marrakesh. Serena Bucalo Mussely, chief curator and art historian, is head of collections at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris.
“The marriage between flowers and fashion has never been more pronounced than when seen in the work of legendary couturier Yves Saint Laurent. This retrospective examines Saint Laurent’s use of flowers from their symbolism to their fruition on the runway.” — Epicurean Life