Victoire Doutreleau Explained

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

Doutreleau 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Q&A With Victoire Doutreleau at 80. Laure. Guilbault. 29 December 2014. wwd.com. 23 April 2019.
2. Web site: YSL Muses Throughout History. Elsa de. Berker. 1 August 2018. CR Fashion Book. 23 April 2019. 27 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927171812/https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g13987059/ysl-muses-throughout-history/. dead.
3. Web site: Yves Saint Laurent 'didn't love women, he used them'. Henry. Samuel. 20 January 2010. 23 April 2019. www.telegraph.co.uk.