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Article: Fashion Designer Yves Saint Laurent announces retirement
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- January 8, 2002
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PARIS - 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 to me and who gave me so much
joy," Saint Laurent said, reading from a speech without looking up.
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