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Article: Report: Yves Saint Laurent to Retire
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Title: Report: Yves Saint Laurent to Retire
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PARIS (AP) _ Yves Saint Laurent, the legendary fashion designer who
popularized pantsuits for women and introduced the daring see-through
blouse, will retire from the world of haute couture, news reports
said.
Saint Laurent, 65, called a news conference for Monday, with the French
media widely reporting that the reclusive designer would use the occasion
to say good-bye.
"Tomorrow, at noon, a living legend will take his leave," Le Journal
du Dimanche newspaper reported Sunday.
A man who answered the phone at Saint Laurent's Paris office declined
to comment on the reports.
The Algerian-born Saint ...