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Article: PARIS POSES THE QUESTION: ARE YSL, BERGE RETIRING?(Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
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- December 11, 2001
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PARIS -- Is the legendary Yves Saint Laurent getting ready to retire?
Principals of the company aren't commenting, but rumors are spreading fast in Paris that the 65-year-old designer might stride onto the runway for a final bow on Jan. 24, when he presents his spring couture collection in the gilded salons of the Hotel Intercontinental here.
The show will commemorate the 40th anniversary of his storied house and fashion circles here are speculating that it could prove an auspicious date for Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Berge, to drop the curtain on the couture operation.
Berge could not be reached for comment on Monday. But when ...