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...been an outlet for a Gristede grocery store, surrounded by shops selling electric appliances, antiques and furs. But by last week, the space had been remodeled, with huge plate-glass windows, an aluminum tunnel entrance and, inside, distinctive orange carpeting that climbed right up the walls. It had become Yves Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche, his boutique beachhead in the U.S. And in the fashion world, Yves's name is magic. Along the police barricades, students from nearby fashion schools and aspiring models draped themselves, many in versions of the CityPants that Saint Laurent has declared...
From opening-night limousines emerged more of the same. "Of course it's a Saint Laurent," said Lauren Bacall, displaying her black jersey jump suit. "When it's pants, it's Yves's." Saint Laurent's newest companion and inspiration, former Chanel Model Betty Catroux, a tall, lithe specter of a woman, arrived in a black satin, sequined jump suit, open to below the rib cage. And when Yves himself shyly walked in, sporting an outsize tie, paisley shirt and multiple chains worn hip-hugger style, the scene was pandemonium...
...Within half an hour of opening, police had to be called to control the crowds. By closing time, the new Rive Gauche had grossed $25,000, was out of so many sizes that Paris was cabled to ship more clothes by air. Among the bestsellers: CityPants at $145-$175. Yves was not surprised. Right along, he has predicted the unisex look, "a mix of the two, men and women." If such is the future, he is certainly the avantgarde. At a quick glance, many first-nighters at his Manhattan opening had trouble distinguishing Yves himself from his clients...
Manhattan ladies have been all atwitter about the Yves St. Laurent peekaboo dress that was such a stopper in the Paris fall fashion shows. Last week they saw it in the flesh at Alexander's couture-copy show. Out came the model, preening prettily in a floor-length drift of sheer black chiffon, with only a ruff of ostrich feathers around the hip to save it from moving out of the controversial category into the condemned. For customers who want the concoction, Alexander's was ready to supply a cop-out-a body stocking that would make...
...PARIS COLLECTIONS: FALL FASHION PREVIEW (CBS, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). Hostess Lauren Bacall chats informally with Yves St. Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Manuel Ungaro and Marc Bohan, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the flutter behind the fashions...