When we arrived at the Petit Palais on Sunday at 11:00 a.m., there was a line to get in out front of about 100 people. In fact there were two lines, one for people without tickets, like us, and one for those fortunate enough to have tickets already. The museum can only allow a limited number of people in due to space constraints.
We waited for an hour and a half, watching as they continued to empty the line for people with tickets and then let a handful of people in who did not have tickets. We finally got in at half past noon and promptly went to the cafe to have some lunch. After lunch, we took in the YSL exhibition. In the shot below you can see the main salon with the YSL exhibition banner hanging.
The exhibition was incredible. It showcased over 300 of his haute couture outfits. The workmanship was incredible -- something that you can't really appreciate unless you see the garment up close. Unfortunately, photos were not allowed, so we don't have any photos of the YSL exhibition.
As a favorite photographic subject, I like stairways in general, and spiral staircases in particular. Here's one from inside the Petit Palais.
In addition to the YSL exhibition, the museum also has a permanent collection that is also on display. Here are a couple of examples. First, a Monet, and a 19th century painting by F. Pelez.
The web doesn't do the Pelez justice because it is about 12 feet wide, with the figures being just about life size.
Sorry we can't show you any of Yves Saint Larent's work. It was worth waiting an hour and a half to see.
