Yves Saint Laurent's Final Bow

March 14, 1958. Yves Saint Laurent stands on one leg, his favorite position, as he studies a new design in his atelier in Paris, France. When Dior died suddenly in 1957, Saint Laurent was named head of the House of Dior at the age of 21.
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Yves Saint Laurent checks out his new designs in his Paris studio on March 14, 1958. He had become chief designer of the House of Dior a year earlier, at just 21 years of age.

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