Article: Fashion giant Yves Saint Laurent dies: ; Designer closely associated with introduction of women's tuxedo, trouser suit

Article: GRAND FINALE.(Yves Saint Laurent)
WWD;  January 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ......about -- and isn't today. Saint Laurent understands that fashion...on the runways, while Saint Laurent believes that what truly matters is how women are going to wear the...and the tacky -- and Saint Laurent never approached it that...the education to make women look ...

Article: Fashion legend defined how modern women dressed; YVES SAINT LAURENT, 1936 - 2008.(LIFE)(Obituary)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  June 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Martin Weil Yves Saint Laurent, the French...revolutionizing the way women looked and were...directly to Saint Laurent. I wanted to put myself at women's disposal...couturiers. In 1966, Saint Laurent opened Rive...broke ground in women's evening wear...

Article: Designer Yves Saint Laurent Retires
AP Online;  January 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ......PARIS [image omitted] Yves Saint Laurent, who put women into elegant pantsuits...Possessing a keen sense of what women wanted, Saint Laurent introduced stylish, tailored...fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who popularized pantsuits for women and

Article: Saint Laurent exits with style Fashion industry giant announces retirement after four decades as a primary influence on women's clothing
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ......pantsuit designs, Saint Laurent liberated women. He defined elegance...designed for them." Saint Laurent broke the barriers separating women's styles and men...dressed like me.' " Saint Laurent possessed a keen sense of what women wanted, introducing...

Article: He Put a Swagger In Women's Steps; Yves Saint Laurent Threaded His Designs With an Empowering Aesthetic [Correction 6/11/08]
The Washington Post;  June 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......hierarchy. Because of Saint Laurent, women's closets are filled...the sexual ease in a Saint Laurent garment. While designer...championed the notion of women in trousers, it was...public on the idea. Saint Laurent put women in pants. It's as...

Article: Yves Saint Laurent, revered fashion designer who put the pants on women, closes his house of haute couture after 40 years
AP Worldstream;  January 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ......century, Yves Saint Laurent changed the way generations of women dressed with cutting-ed...were a first. Saint Laurent's early collections...YSL tuxedo for women surfaced in the...sense of what women wanted, Saint Laurent introduced stylish...

Article: French fashion great retires Yves Saint Laurent to close legendary design house
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 7, 2002 ;     511 words ......transformation of my times," Saint Laurent said. "For a long...supposed to make women beautiful, but to...answering questions. Saint Laurent broke down the barriers separating women's styles and men...fantasies. "For women, for fashion, it...decision means that Saint ...

Article: Fashion Icon Yves Saint Laurent Dies
NPR Morning Edition;  June 2, 2008 ;     586 words ......influence of Saint Laurent is to give the power to women. It is very...important. Before Saint Laurent, Chanel gave freedom to women. But Saint Laurent, he decide to give to women the same...slacks and the women's tuxedo. But Berge says Saint ...

Article: Saint Laurent, hot and sexy, steams up Paris. (fashion shows by Yves Saint Laurent and Guy Laroche)
WWD;  January 26, 1989 ;     700+ words ......the few befurred women there. It's a tough...for fashion, and Saint Laurent is more in tune...understands how women want to dress today...a beat. The beat Saint Laurent hears is that of...ticking away in Saint Laurent. But, despite precarious...fashion and the way ...

Article: YSL's Last Trip Down the Runway; After 40 Years of Haute Couture, Yves Saint Laurent Retires
The Washington Post;  January 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Yves Saint Laurent, the legendary...revolutionized women's fashion and...put myself at women's disposal," Saint Laurent said, reading...this sense of women's liberation and...designer of Yves Saint Laurent and creative director...

Article: Fashion Designer Yves Saint Laurent announces retirement
Charleston Gazette;  January 8, 2002 ;     698 words ...PARIS - Yves Saint Laurent, who put women into elegant pantsuits...20th century, Saint Laurent spoke briefly...and thanked the women who wore his designs...women wanted, Saint Laurent introduced stylish...staple of working women. His sixties...

Article: The man who left his mark on every catwalk; As Yves Saint Laurent says farewell to fashion after 40 years...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  January 23, 2002 ;     558 words ......forget the huge impact Yves Saint Laurent has had on fashion. Women take for granted the easiness...modern wardrobe - before Saint Laurent, trouser suits were almost...female attire. He liberated women from the confines of restrictive...sweaters - are courtesy of Saint ...

Article: YVES, BERGE SAY 'BYE BYE TOM'.(Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge, Tom Ford)
WWD;  November 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Ford on several occasions. On one occasion, Saint Laurent and Ford dined tete-a-tete at Paris' Grand...They treated it like a war. Berge said Saint Laurent first felt slighted when Ford did not show...that elegance, said Berge. He didn't ask Saint Laurent to look at the first designs ...

Article: Saint Laurent: a brilliant Paris finale. (Paris fashion shows: Yves Saint Laurent)
WWD;  March 21, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Saint Laurent: A Brilliant Paris Finale PARIS -- Yves Saint Laurent provided the perfect ending...indubitably designed by Yves Saint Laurent himself, the show was a smash...most important news is that Saint Laurent endorsed the long. Most of...For those who want a choice, ...