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Yves Saint Laurent

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Yves Saint Laurent

1936–2008

French fashion designer (1936–2008)

Interwar & WWII

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Key Dates

Birth

1936 August 1, 1936 →

Death

2008 June 1, 2008 →

Biography

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who, in 1962, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers of the twentieth century.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1936
Birth

Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (d. 2008)

August 1 →
2008
Death

French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (b. 1936)

June 1 →

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