Saint-Laurent

French fashion icon

Saint-Laurent is a French surname and place name, most associated with Yves Saint Laurent, the influential French fashion designer whose brand remains a major luxury house.

In Canada, Saint-Laurent is a borough of Montreal and appears in numerous Quebec place names honoring Saint Lawrence.

The Boulevard Saint-Laurent historically divided Montreal into English and French sectors.

fashion

Yves

French masculine given name

  • YSLFrench couture monogram
  • coutureCustom high-fashion design
  • tuxedoMen's formal evening attire

Mondrian · safari jacket · trench · ready-to-wear · haute couture · designer · runway · Paris · atelier · collection

boulevard

Montreal

Quebec's chief city

street · thoroughfare · avenue · landmark · urban · downtown · dividing line · east-west · neighborhood · francophone

river

Quebec

French-speaking Canadian province

shipping · waterway · navigation · Great Lakes · Atlantic · tidal · gulf · maritime · Montreal · whale watching

place

commune

Shared-living community

village · parish · church · patron · region · French · département · geography · administrative · locale

Opposites
design aesthetic

Saint-Laurentmaximalist

Advocate of extreme positions

baroque · frilly · ornate · rococo · fussy

cultural stance

Saint-Laurenttraditionalist

Adherent to established customs

conformist · regressive · conventional · reactionary · Christian Dior

designer persona and lifestyle

Saint-LaurentGiorgio Armani

Ralph Lauren · Calvin Klein · disciplined · restrained · private

Family

saint, saints, saintly, sainthood, saintliness, Lawrence, Laurence, laurel, laurels

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G