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  • YSL
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent (August 1 1936 – June 1 2008) was a French fashion design who was considered 'one of the greatest figures in French fashion in the 20th century' . In 1985, in Caroline Rennolds Milbank's book Couture: The Great Fashion Designers, she 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 Sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready... full article at wikipedia

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  • Jun 1, 2008
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  • 2001
  • Commander, by French President Jacques Chirac
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by webponce Jun 5, 2008

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