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Yves Mathieu Saint Laurent was born on August 1, 1936, in Oran, Algeria.
YSL wins the International Wool Secretariat design competition in 1953.
The year was 1955. Michel de Brunhoff, the editor of French Vogue, introduced me to
Christian Dior.
In 1958, Christian Dior's Trapeze collection makes its premiere. Pierre Berge is introduced.
The year was 1959. The first costumes for Roland Petit's "Cyrano de Bergerac" ballet.
In 1961, Yves Saint Laurent fashion house established in collaboration with Berge. Petit's
wife, the dancer Zizi Jeanmaire, received sets and costumes.
The year was 1962. The first collection was created for Saint Laurent's own residence on Rue
Spontini. The peacoat was presented as a high fashion item. In 1963, YSL is hailed as a
fashion genius by Diana Vreeland.
The year was 1964. The launch of the Y scent.
In 1966, The first women's tuxedos. Andy Warhol-inspired gowns Rive Gauche ready-to-wear
store on Paris's Left Bank. Costumes for Jean Cocteau's "Les Monstres Sacres" reprise.
African collection of beaded lattice gowns from 1967. YSL's illustrated book "La Vilaine Lulu."
Catherine Deneuve's costumes for Luis Bunuel's "Belle de Jour."
In 1968, First came the safari jacket, followed by see-through blouses and chiffon dresses.
The collection is devoted to the May 1968 student revolt.
In 1972, Berge and YSL purchase the fashion house from Squibb for $1.1 million.
Saint Laurent exhibition at the Metropolitan Major of Art in New York in 1983, directed by
Vreeland, was the first museum display devoted to a living designer.
In 1989, YSL goes public on the Paris Bourse for $500 million.
In 1993, Sanofi, a subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine, buys YSL for $650 million in stock. Rudolf
Nureyev inspired the YSL collection.
YSL celebrates its 60th anniversary in 1996.
Albert Elbaz receives ready-to-wear from YSL in 1998. A look back at the World Cup soccer
tournament in the Stade de France.
The year 1999 Francois Pinault purchases YSL for $1 billion, retaining the firm in the family's
Artemis ownership but sells it to Gucci Group.
The year 2000 Tom Ford's first YSL collection. The YSL Archive Institute has opened in Paris.
YSL celebrates 40 years of couture house in 2002.
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