Fashion legend dies in Paris

by Ades ~ June 2nd, 2008. Filed under: Fashion and Style News, designers.

French fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent died late Sunday at his home in Paris. Battling illness throughout most of his life, the designer succumbed to a brain tumor at the age of 71.

Yves Saint Laurent’s 40-year career revolutionized the way women dressed, introducing menswear to women’s fashion putting women in pants and tuxedos.

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Catherine Deneuve and Yves Saint-Laurent, 1966

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