Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He was the last of the grand couturiers and i
Yves Saint Laurent at his old studio of the same name, 1961
Saint Laurent's First Gown for Christian Dior, 1956
The Trapeze Dress, 1958
1965 Mondrian dresses
Pierre Bergé
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Pierre Vital Georges Bergé was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent, and was a longtime business partner—and onetime partner—of its namesake designer.
Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
…drugs and subjected to electroshock therapy; he would later trace this as the beginning of his mental problems and addictions. His lover, the art dealer Pierre Bergé, arranged for his release and took him home to recover. Saint Laurent sued Dior for breach of contract and won the equivalent of $135,000. US. With…
Bergé in 2012
Bergé at a marriage equality rally in 2012