Fashion guru Saint Laurent dies
Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th Century, has died in Paris at the age of 71.
Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th Century, has died in Paris at the age of 71.
He changed the face of the fashion industry when he became chief designer of the House of Dior at 21.
He retired from haute couture in 2002 and had been ill for some time. E SF
Saint Laurent died last night in the French capital, the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation announced.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to Saint Laurent's "creative genius".
His first collection caused a sensation with its gently flared dresses and jackets that set the mould for 1950s fashion.
Within three years, Christian Dior had died and Yves St Laurent had taken his place.
He took the world by storm with his trouser suits, highly coloured ethnic prints and designs inspired by the art world.
