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Article: Saint Laurent, Yves
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SAINT LAURENT, Yves
French designer
Born:
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent in Oran, Algeria, 1 August 1936.
Education:
Studied at L'
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cole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, 1954.
Career:
Independent clothing stylist, Paris, 1953-54; designer/partner, 1954-57, chief designer, Dior, Paris, 1957-60; began designing for theater and film, 1959; founder/designer, Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, from 1962; Rive Gauche ready-to-wear line introduced, 1966; menswear line introduced, 1974; firm purchased by Elf-Sanofi SA, 1993; designer Elber Albaz hired, 1998-2000; acquired by Gucci Group NV, 1999; Tom Ford took over as creative director, 2000; renovated Madison Avenue store ...