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Yves Saint Laurent, Fashion Icon, Dies at 71 (NYT)
Audio Slideshow (NYT)
Slideshow 1 (Figaro)
Slideshow 2 (Figaro)
Slideshow 3 (Nouvel Obs)
Slideshow 4 (L’Express)
Slideshow 5 (Guardian)
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Obituaries: Guardian | Times | Telegraph
(AFP)
Bio (Wikipedia)
Yves Saint Laurent (Official site)

Here’s a 1962 video (with English subtitles):

And a famous ad for “Jazz”, directed by Jean Baptiste Mondino, from 1992:

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