biography
| name: |
Saint-Laurent, Yves (Henri Donat Mathieu)
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pronunciation:
[sĩ lohrã]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1936– )
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| biography:
| Fashion designer, born in Oran, N Algeria. He studied in Paris, graduating in modern languages, and was employed by Dior in 1955 after winning an International Wool Secretariat design competition. On Dior's death in 1957, he took over the house. In 1962 he opened his own house, and launched the first of his 160 Rive Gauche boutiques (1966), selling ready-to-wear clothes, a trend which many other designers were to follow. He also creates costumes for theatre, ballet, and films, and in 1985 was awarded a Best Fashion Designer Oscar. |
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