Victoire Doutreleau

Victoire Doutreleau (nee Jeanne Devis, born 1934) is a French former model, who worked extensively for Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.

Early life

Doutreleau was born in 1934.[1]

Career

She began working for Christian Dior in the early 1950s, aged 18, and he renamed her as Victoire Doutreleau.[1] Richard Avedon reportedly said that she had "the most beautiful breasts in the world".[1] In 1960, she joined YSL after Yves Saint Laurent started his own atelier.[2]

In 2014, she published a memoir, Et Dior Créa Victoire (And Dior Created Victoire).[1]

Personal life

She had a three year relationship with Pierre Bergé.[1] She was involved with Yves Saint Laurent at the same time, a ménage à trois, and was "the only woman the designer considered marrying".[3][2]

References
  1. Guilbault, Laure; Guilbault, Laure (29 December 2014). "Q&A With Victoire Doutreleau at 80". wwd.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. Berker, Elsa de (1 August 2018). "YSL Muses Throughout History". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. Samuel, Henry (20 January 2010). "Yves Saint Laurent 'didn't love women, he used them'". Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.


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