THE first intimation, apparently, was when three-year-old Yves told his mother that her shoes did not go with her dress.

• 当三岁的小伊夫告诉自己的母亲：她穿的鞋子与身着的服装并不相称时，这显然首次昭示了一个时装天才与生俱来的独特品位。