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Yves Saint Laurent Dies at 71

June 1, 2008 by WendyB

New York Times obituary is here.
My comments on a YSL documentary are here.
The famous nude photo of a young YSL is here.

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  1. annabananna says

    June 1, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    wow. i hadn’t heard this before, thanks for updating me. that’s very, very sad!!

    (forgive me, but i will put this on my blog, too.)

  2. miss cavendish says

    June 1, 2008 at 5:09 pm

    I just saw this online. So sad.

  3. Jen (MahaloFashion) says

    June 1, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    I read this earlier, so sad. Though i don’t agree with a lot of his ideals.

  4. WendyB says

    June 1, 2008 at 6:39 pm

    It’s a news story, Anna, you certainly don’t have to ask my permission 🙂

  5. enc says

    June 1, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    The end of an era, and a true loss.

  6. Kaye says

    June 1, 2008 at 7:49 pm

    I’ll miss the man, but am comforted to know that his style legacy and design principles will live on! Au Revoir Monsieur Saint Laurent.

  7. dcr says

    June 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    71 is too young.
    Too bad.

  8. Aretha says

    June 1, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    OMG, OMG I didn’t know it ’till now!!!!!!

  9. everybodysaysdont says

    June 1, 2008 at 11:12 pm

    End of a era indeed. (Thanks for getting a pic with the lovely Catherine Deneuve though!)

  10. Sharon Rose says

    June 2, 2008 at 12:49 am

    Very sad news indeed-his legend will live on forever, I’m sure.

  11. Olga says

    June 2, 2008 at 4:21 am

    so incredibly sad. he’s my absolutely favorite designer ever!!!

  12. La Belette Rouge says

    June 2, 2008 at 5:09 am

    His impact in fashion will long live on. The first “adult”perfume I ever wore was his Rive Gauche. Hmm, and I came really close to buying a YSL scarf yesterday.

  13. emmapeelpants says

    June 2, 2008 at 5:28 am

    Very sad, although I’m sure Ossie is having a word with him right now about this whole ‘first person to put women in trousers’ thing 😉

    RIP YSL

  14. Deirdre says

    June 2, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Am I the only one who didn’t know that Austin Scarlett was channeling YSL?

  15. Miss Woo says

    June 2, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    I’m sad about this, YSL has been a real inspiration..

  16. heather says

    June 2, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    that nude photo is something else, thanks so much for sharing it

  17. altamiranyc says

    June 2, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    It’s sad to see a champion of women’s fashion evolution go at such an early age.

  18. pistols at dawn says

    June 2, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    I’ve often thought, “How did that person who just died look naked?” Thank you, WendyB.

  19. Secretista says

    June 2, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    <333

  20. WendyB says

    June 2, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Pistols, I’m always trying to help you out like that. You can count on me.

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