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Article: YVES SAINT LAURENT: STILL `SMOKING' AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- September 26, 2005
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Byline: Robert Murphy
PARIS -- Yves Saint Laurent, his French bulldog, Moujik IV, puttering at his feet, thumbs through a rack of his celebrated smoking suits.
"This one, in velour, it's very smart," he says, lifting the jacket to the afternoon sun pouring into his workroom at 5 Avenue Marceau. "Here, this one, it's from 2001. It's tres chic -- the trousers are very straight.
"And here," he continues. "This is the first -- 1966 -- my first smoking. It's my favorite, a beloved child."
Among his many influential creations -- the safari suits, the transparent blouses, the tunics, the brilliant, art-inspired gowns -- "le ...