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Article: Fashion great Yves Saint Laurent announces retirement
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- January 7, 2002
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Dateline: PARIS
Yves Saint Laurent, the legendary fashion designer who popularized
pantsuits for women and introduced the daring see-through blouse,
announced his retirement from the world of haute couture on Monday.
Saint Laurent, 65, said during a news conference at his Paris salon
that he is closing the haute couture fashion house he started 40 years
ago. He did not give an exact reason, although he said he had been
battling ill health and depression for years.
Saint Laurent read a prepared statement and left immediately afterward
without answering any questions.
But his business partner, Pierre Berge, said he believed Saint Laurent
had decided to retire because he ...