Yves Saint Laurent's Final Bow

(L-R) Designer Yves Saint Laurent w. socialite Nan Kempner during party for the launching his new perfume called Opium, held aboard the sailboat Peking at the South Street Seaport Museum.
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Apple of her Eye
The socialite and fashionista, Nan Kempner, parties with Saint Laurent at the launching of his perfume, Opium, in 1977.

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