Yves Saint-Laurent

(1936-2008)

French fashion designer

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Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (, , , 1 August 1936 – 1 June 2008), professionally known as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers in the twentieth century. In 1985, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its 1960s ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable." He was able to adapt his style to accommodate the changes in fashion during that period. He approached fashion in a different perspective by wanting women to look comfortable yet elegant at the same time. He is also credited with having introduced the "Le Smoking" tuxedo suit for women and was known for his use of non-European cultural references, and non-white models.

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Born	Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent 1 August 1936 Oran, French Algeria
Died	1 June 2008 (aged 71) His residence, Paris, France
Zodiac	Leo
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Mounia Orosemane · Associate · French, Model edit info

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Marion Womble · Associate · American, Model edit info

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Khadija Adam · Associate · Kenyan, Model edit info

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Amalia Vairelli · Associate · Somali, Model edit info

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Jean Patou · Associate · 1887-1936 · French fashion designer edit info

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Christian Dior · Associate · 1905-1957 · French fashion designer edit info

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Pierre Cardin · Associate · 1922-2020 · French fashion designer edit info

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Marc Bohan · Associate · 1926-2023 · French fashion designer edit info

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Nino Cerruti · Associate · 1930-2022 · Couturier edit info

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Karl Lagerfeld · Associate · 1933-2019 · German fashion designer edit info

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Jeanloup Sieff · Friend · 1933-2000 · French photographer edit info

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Fernando Sanchez · Friend · 1935-2006 · Belgian fashion designer edit info

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Calvin Klein · Associate · 1942- · American fashion designer edit info

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Betty Catroux · Friend · 1945- · Brazilian-born French former Chanel model edit info

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Loulou De La Falaise · Friend · 1948-2011 · French, Fashion Designer edit info

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Paloma Picasso · Friend · 1949- · French-Spanish fashion designer edit info

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Rebecca Ayoko · Associate · 1960- · Togolese, Model edit info

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Katoucha Niane · Associate · 1960-2008 · Guinean model, activist and author edit info

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Laetitia Casta · Friend · 1978- · French, Model edit info

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