Eddy is paying tributes to this legendary guy.
Fashion King Yves Dies at 71
Daily Record; Glasgow (UK)
2008-06-02
FASHION designer Yves Saint-Laurent has died at his Paris home, it was announced last night.
Pierre Berge, a long-time friend and business partner did not give details but said his former lover died aged 71 after a long illness.
Saint-Laurent was widely considered the last of a generation that included Christian Dior and Coco Chanel and made Paris the fashion capital of the world.
He became chief designer of the House of Dior at 21 and created clothes that reflected women's changing role in society.
Five years later, in 1962, he left to formhis own label.
Some of his most influential outfits included see-through blouses, safari jackets and glamorous gowns, versions of which are still in fashion today.
He announced his retirement in 2002 at the age of 65 and the closure of the Paris-based haute couture house he had founded 40 years earlier.
The brand survives through its parent company Gucci Group.
In October 2006, as his health began to fail, Saint-Laurent suffered minor injuries when he slipped and fell outside a Paris restaurant during fashion week.
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