Wendell, in his own words In the first of our five- part tribute series to the late Wendell Rodricks, we present you excerpts from his autobiography Green Room, starting with his rejection by Yves Saint Laurent BOOK EXTRACT MUMMY and Daddy attended my graduation ceremony, then flew to Bombay. And I, portfolio in hand, went over to Yves Saint Laurent. The lady elegantly flipped through the sketches. u2018 Ca, ju2019aime bien.u2019 Outside, a bee was crashing repeatedly against the glass of the window. The silence was excruciating. After looking at the sketches for a second time, she looked up, hot pink YSL- colour stained lips parted into a smile. u2018 You have talent, Monsieur Rodricks. It is obvious that you will be a good designer. u00bb P08 Wendell Week @ mid- day