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Inspirational Quotes by Yves Saint Laurent (French Designer)

Yves Saint Laurent (1936–2008,) in full Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint Laurent, was a French fashion designer. Regarded as being among the principal fashion designers in the twentieth century, he is noted for his popularization of women’s trousers for all occasions.

Born in Oran, Algeria, Saint Laurent studied in Paris, graduating in modern languages. In 1955, at age 17, he won an international design competition. He was employed by fashion designer Christian Dior, whom he succeeded in 1957.

In 1962, Saint Laurent opened his own house and swiftly emerged as one of Paris’s most influential designers. He launched the first of his Rive Gauche boutiques in 1966. He set a trend of selling ready-to-wear clothes, introduced the tuxedo suit for women, and was known for his non-European cultural references and non-white models.

Saint Laurent sold the ready-to-wear business to Gucci for some $1 billion in 1999 and shut down the couture house when he retired in 2002. He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1995.

Biographical films include Jalil Lespert’s Yves Saint Laurent (2014) and Bertrand Bonello’s Saint Laurent (2014.) Roxanne Lowit and Pierre Bergé wrote the biography Yves Saint Laurent (2020.)

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Fashions fade, but style is eternal.
Yves Saint Laurent
Topics: Style, One liners, Fashion

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
Yves Saint Laurent
Topics: Wealth

A good model can advance fashion by ten years.
Yves Saint Laurent
Topics: Fashion

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