Fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71

PARIS, France (AP) — Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening, a longtime friend and associate said. He was 71.

Story Highlights

  • Saint Laurent died Sunday evening following a long illness
  • Innovative designer was an institution for decades in the world of high fashion
  • He was regarded as last member of elite Chanel and Dior generation

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Mr. Laurent

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