What's My Line?
EPISODE #787
Sunday 24 October 1965 on CBS

There are no regular contestants this evening. The challengers are three mystery guests. The panel is blindfolded for all three rounds. Game 1: Danny Kaye (as Mystery Guest #1) Game 2: Yves Saint Laurent (as Mystery Guest #2) - "Fashion Designer" (The panel was blindfolded, but the normal...

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Shortly after his first success, Yves had to join the French army, but only 20 days later he was institutionalized in a mental hospital for a nervous breakdown. He has since suffered several depressions, often caused by alcohol or drug abuse. (edit) Although a shy person, Saint Laurent believes he is the last true couturier. He maintains the highest standards of classic cut and tailoring, and he receives a standing ovation after every collection is presented. (edit) This are some of the places which game him awards: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC, USA), Hermitage (St Petersburg, Russia), Musee des Arts de la Mode (Louvre, Paris), Victoria and Albert Awards (London), Neiman-Marcus Award (LA, USA) and Council of Fashion Designers of America (NYC, USA). (edit) When, on January 7th 2002, famed fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent announced that he was closing his couture house, many clients were rather disappointed. "Well," one long-standing client declared, "I'll have to go naked." (edit) In January 1958, shortly after the death of Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent (Dior's former assistant) unveiled his first collection for Maison Dior. (edit)

Yves: I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes. (edit) Yves: I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy. (edit) Yves: I love bows... And I feel some couture pots coming on. (edit) Yves: Haute couture implies precision in lines. It consists of secrets whispered from generation to generation... If, in ready-to-wear, a garment is manufactured according to standard sizes, the haute couture garment adapts to any imperfection in order to eliminate it. (edit) Yves: I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence. (edit)

Guest Star
What's My Line? EPISODE #787 Mystery Guest #2