1957: Yves Saint Laurent uses chalk to sketch designs when he had just been named as successor to couturier Christian Dior

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adjusts a dress on Farah Dibah, the wife of the Shah of Iran

1965: A dress inspired by the art of Piet Mondrian

1966: A pop art dress

1966: Catherine Deneuve modelling a black dress from Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent's ready-to-wear boutique collection

1967: A still from Luis Buñuel's film, Belle De Jour, starring Catherine Deneuve, for which YSL designed the costumes

1967: A model wears an African-style dress embroidered with wooden beads, pearls and sequins

1967: A model shows off a tuxedo

1967: A model wears a three-piece suit

1968: Models wearing the famous trouser suits

1968: A model wearing one of YSL's controversial see-through dresses

1969

poses with Betty Catroux, left, and Loulou de la Falaise outside his boutique in London

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outfit worn by model Jerry Hall

1982

business partner Pierre Bergé

1985

1998: Carla Bruni

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announce his retirement

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