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Article: Saint Laurent presents final show
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- January 23, 2002
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PARIS - The fashion world turned out to cheer Yves Saint Laurent
on Tuesday as the 20th century's towering fashion figure displayed a
dazzling chronology of his best looks - from tuxedos to safari
outfits to glamorous satins and chiffons - in his final haute couture
show.
Thousands crowded the plaza outside the Georges Pompidou Center to
get a glimpse of the 2,000 lucky invited guests. Then they stayed to
watch the show on two giant video screens erected outside.
Inside the cavernous building, Saint Laurent presented four
decades of clothes: some originals, many updated classics, and a few
new designs. Woven throughout was perhaps Saint Laurent's defining
garment: the "smoking," or tuxedo.
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