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Article: Paris runways spark fond memories of Saint Laurent's `liberating' styles
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- Daily Breeze
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- February 5, 2002
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Paris runways spark fond memories of Saint Laurent's `liberating'
styles
At some point this month, Yves Saint Laurent, who officially
retired Jan. 7 with no shortage of hoopla, acquired another line for
his resume. Following entries for fashion designer, art patron,
costumer, bon vivant and demigod of Gaulist culture, some mention
might be made of his role as a pioneer of feminism's second wave.
In the weeks since his retirement, when Saint Laurent announced
that his spring 2002 haute couture collection would be his last, he
has been depicted as someone who, during the 1960s, heaved a big
pitchfork into patriarchy's tummy.
In 1966, Saint Laurent momentously featured suits for women that
were ...