Yves Saint LaurentFrench words: Yves Saint Laurentalternative words: Saint Laurent keywords: paris , shop related topics: Christian Dior related web sites: http://www.ysl-hautecouture.com , http://www.ysl.com , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Saint_Laurent explanation: French fashion designer, Yves Saint Laurent was in 1936 at Oran, French north African colony at that epoch. The child happened to be precocious because, after having won a designer award at the age 17, he was hired by Christian Dior and became its chief designer at 21. In 1962, he started his own fashion house with his friend Pierre Bergé. In 1966, they began to sell ready-to-wear collection, "Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche". In 1999, the house was sold to Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent retired in 2002. | |