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Article: Designer Yves Saint Laurent Retires
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- January 7, 2002
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Title: Designer Yves Saint Laurent Retires
Dateline: PARIS
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Yves Saint Laurent, who put women into elegant pantsuits and broke
down other barriers between the sexes with cutting-edge designs that
changed the way generations of women dressed, announced his retirement
Monday and said he was closing the legendary fashion house he started
40 years ago.
Widely considered the most influential designer of the 20th century,
Saint Laurent spoke briefly about his legacy and thanked the women
who wore his designs at a news conference at his salon in Paris.
"I want to thank the women who wore my clothes, the celebrities and
the unknown, who were so faithful ...