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He was born in Oran, Algeria
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He moves to Paris to study design and wins 3 out the 4 first prizes in the international 'Wool Secretariat' competition.
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He was hired as an assistant by Christian Dior
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Dior dies unexpectedly, therefore Laurent is appointed the House's Chief Designer.
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He brought out the 1st Couture collection for Dior, 'The Trapeze Line' was a big hit and becomes very popular.
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He was requested to join the army ( which is those times you could not deny the request unless there were serious medical reasons) but he had a nervous breakdown and was exempted 2 months later.
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He designs costumes for a Roland Petit Ballet and a Zizi Jeanmaire Revue.
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He held his 1st own label Couture show, but he got mixed reviews about it.
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He launched his 1st perfume called 'Y'
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His 'Mondrian' dress took Paris by storm in the Couture Show. He also designed a costume for Catherine Deneuve, the costume was for Luis Bunuel's film, 'Belle de Jour'
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His Spring Couture Show features the 1st tuxedo for women, which was a hit.
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The 'Safari Look' and his first see-through dress was a big hit at the Spring collection. He also dedicated his Autumn range to the student protestors of May 1968
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He launches Rive Gauche men's range and a Rive Gauche boutique opens up in London.
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He poses naked for an advertisement for the 1st YSL men's fragrance
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After a while of doing only ready- to- wear, he returns to Couture.
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He moves premises to Avenue Marceau in Paris.
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He launched another perfume, 'Opium'
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Celebrates his 20th anniversary gala at the Paris Lido.
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He launched another perfume, 'Paris'. He also becomes the 1st designer to have a retrospective dedicated to his work in his own lifetime
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He was awarded the French Legion d'Honneur
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He breaks down at his home in Marrakesh and is taken to hospital. He then isn't able to attend his ready- to- wear show due to nervous exhaustion
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He talks about his drug problem and homosexuality for the first time ever in an interview.
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YSL is sold to Sanofi for $650 million, January couture show is dedicated to Rudolf Nureyev. who died due to AIDs. This is because Laurent was diagnosed with AIDs in 1989, so he wanted to spread the word on it. He also produced another perfume, 'Champagne'
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He sues Ralph Lauren for copying his tuxedo dress design
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Alber Elbaz makes his debut as designer for the ready- to- wear label in the Spring Collection. Gucci complete the takeover of Sanofi and appoints their own creative director, Tom Ford.
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Ford replaces Berge as head of collections and named design and communications head of YSL Couture and perfumes. A YSL museum opens up in Paris.
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In January he celebrates his 40th anniversary of his couture house and he also announces his retirement
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Yves Saint Laurent dies in Paris at the age of 71.