Depression Confession: Yves Saint Laurent

Although this tends to be Liz Spikol’s area of expertise, I’ve got a style-related Depression Confession today.

The Telegraph has an excellent interview with Pierre Bergé, longtime business partner and lover of  Yves Saint Laurent. Speaking out for the first time since Laurent’s death this past summer, Bergé reveals that the French fashion designer suffered from depression.

“Designing made him deeply miserable,” says Pierre Bergé, who co-founded the YSL couture house with Saint Laurent in 1961. “Sadly, Yves was not built for joy. He was an unhappy person who didn’t have a taste for life. Occasionally, he was happy, but life was difficult for him. The depression ran deep.”[via Telegraph]

Bergé is auctioning off the art collection he amassed with Laurent. Learn more about the exquisite pieces owned by the couple in the video below.