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Yves Saint Laurent 1936-2008.(Obituary)

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| August 01, 2008 | Talley, Andre Leon | COPYRIGHT 2008 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: ANDR�% LEON TALLEY Photographed by Irving Penn

Yves Saint Laurent died at the age of 71 on June 1 in his Paris home after a long battle with brain cancer. "He died in my arms," said longtime friend and muse Betty Catroux. Pierre Berge, his lifelong partner and the man who built the YSL dream into a fashion empire, said the designer didn't suffer as he stopped breathing at 11:10 P.M. His survivors--his mother, Lucienne Mathieu Saint Laurent, and sisters, Brigitte Bastian and Michele Levasseur--had bid him au revoir earlier.

With Berge, Yves Mathieu Saint Laurent established, without question, one of the greatest brands in fashion history. ...

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