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Article: The man who dressed the world bows out As Yves Saint Laurent prepares to hang up his measuring tape, Susannah Frankel charts the career of fashion's living legend
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 6, 2002
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At a packed press conference at midday tomorrow in Paris, Yves
Saint Laurent, the last great couturier, is expected to announce his
retirement. By the time he addresses the assembled press, speculation
about the announcement will have become frenzied, but yesterday his
office still would not comment, claiming that even staff close to him
are unaware of the reason behind such a move.
Saint Laurent is no stranger to such excitements. His 30th and
40th anniversaries were celebrated amid a cloud of conspiracy
theories. The designer, who turned 65 last year, has suffered ill
health for many years. In 1999, he sold his ready-to-wear branch to
the Gucci Group. But Saint Laurent has continued to ...