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Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)

Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1957: Yves Saint Laurent uses chalk to sketch designs when he had just been named as successor to couturier Christian Dior Photograph: Getty
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1959: Saint Laurent adjusts a dress on Farah Dibah, the wife of the Shah of Iran Photograph: Roger-Viollet/Rex Features
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1965: A dress inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian Photograph: AFP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1966: A pop art dress by Yves Saint Laurent Photograph: AFP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1966: Catherine Deneuve modelling a black dress from Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent's ready-to-wear boutique collection Photograph: Reg Lancaster/Getty
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1967: A still from Luis Buñuel's film, Belle De Jour, starring Catherine Deneuve, for which YSL designed the costumes Photograph: Ronald Grant
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1967: A model wears an African-style dress embroidered with wooden beads, pearls and sequins Photograph: AP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1967: A model shows off a tuxedo Photograph: AFP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1967: A model wears a three-piece suit designed by Yves Saint Laurent Photograph: Corbis
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1968: Models wearing the famous trouser suits Photograph: Bill Ray / Time Life /Getty
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1968: A model wearing one of YSL's controversial see-through dresses Photograph: Bill Ray/ Time Life /Getty
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1969: Yves Saint Laurent poses with Betty Catroux, left, and Loulou de la Falaise outside his boutique in London Photograph: AP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1979: Yves Saint Laurent puts the finishing touches to an outfit worn by model Jerry Hall Photograph: Sipa Press /Rex Features
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1982: A portrait of YSL and business partner Pierre Bergé Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1985: Yves Saint Laurent strikes a typically elegant pose in this portrait Photograph: AP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
1998: Carla Bruni wears a YSL-designed dress for the opening ceremony of the World Cup Photograph: Eric Draper/AP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
2002: Yves Saint Laurent, with business partner Pierre Bergé, sitting at the left, during a press conference to announce his retirement from the world of haute couture in Paris Photograph: Remy de la Mauviniere /AP
Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008
2002: Yves Saint Laurent salutes the crowd with model Laetitia Casta (L) and Catherine Deneuve after his last haute couture show at the Pompidou Centre art gallery in Paris Photograph: Jean-Pierre Muller/AFP
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