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Interactive Biographies

These biographies chart the trajectories of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, from the pair’s personal lives and convictions to Saint Laurent’s signature designs and the history of the haute couture house. Explore the topics of your choice and take a look at the major events in their unusual destinies.

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1930-1948

Birth and Early Years on the Île d’Oléron

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1948-1950

Encounters and Early Convictions

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1950-1958

The Bernard Buffet Years

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June, 1950

Summer in Manosque

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1952

Jean Cocteau

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1953-1954

Paper Dolls

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1953

First Visit to Paris

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1954

To Move to Paris

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June, 1955

Debut at Dior

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October 24, 1957

Death of Christian Dior

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January 30, 1958

First Collection and First Success

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February 3, 1958

Pierre Bergé: The Meeting

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1958-1960

The Dior Years

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1960

The Beginning of a Collection

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1961

Relocation to the Place Vauban

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December 4, 1961

Creation of the Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture House

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1961

A Logo Designed by Cassandre

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January 29, 1962

Presentation of the First Collection

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January 29, 1962

First Pea Coat

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January 29, 1962

First Trench Coat

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1963

Anne-Marie Muñoz Begins Working in the Studio

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1964

First Fragrance: Y

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1965

Charles of the Ritz

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1965

Homage to Piet Mondrian

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1965

The Knit Bridal Gown

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1966

Discovering Morocco

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1966

SAINT LAURENT rive gauche

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1966

First Sheer Designs

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1966

Homage to Pop Art

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1966

First Tuxedo

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1967

The Spring-Summer African Collection

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1967

First Pantsuit

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1968

Meeting Andy Warhol

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1968

Meeting with Loulou de La Falaise

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1968

First Safari Jacket

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1968

First Jumpsuit

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1969

Collaboration with Claude Lalanne

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1970

Relocation to 55 rue de Babylone

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1971

Launch of the Fragrances rive gauche and Pour Homme

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1971

The Scandal Collection

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1971

Costumes for the Bal Proust

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1972

From Charles of the Ritz to E.R. Squibb

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1973

Chambre Syndicale du prêt-à-porter

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1974

Acquisition of Dar Es Saada

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1974

The Move to 5 avenue Marceau

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1976

Beginning of the Fashion Shows at the Inter-Continental

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1976

“Opéras - Ballets russes” Collection

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1977

Acquisition of the Théâtre de l’Athénée

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1977

Opium

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1977

“Les Espagnoles et les Romantiques” Collection

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1977

“Les Chinoises” Collection

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1978

“Broadway Suit” Collection

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1979

Homage to Sergei Diaghilev and His Collaboration with Picasso

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1980

Acquisition of the Villa Oasis and the Jardin Majorelle

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1980

Tributes to Aragon, Apollinaire, and Cocteau

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1981 - 1982

Kouros Fragrance

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1981 - 1982

Inspired by Matisse and Léger

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1982

Twenty-Year Anniversary of the Haute Couture House at the Lido

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1982

India Collection

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December 14, 1983

Exhibition at the Met

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1983

Acquisition of the Château Gabriel

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December 4, 1983

Launch of the Fragrance Paris

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1984

Meeting François Mitterrand

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1985

Pierre Bergé Awarded

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1985

Commitment to the Fight Against AIDS

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1986

Creation of the Institut Français de la Mode

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August 31, 1988

President of the Opéra de Paris

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September 9, 1988

Fashion Show of 180 Designs at the Fête de l’Humanité

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1988

A Collection Paying Tribute to Artists

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1989

Building of the Datcha at the Château Gabriel

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1989

The Groupe YSL Enters the Stock Market

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1990

Homage to the Figures He Admired

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February 3, 1992

Thirty-Year Anniversary of the Haute Couture House

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1993

Sale of the Groupe YSL to Elf-Sanofi

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1993

Champagne Fragrance

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1995

Creation of Têtu

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1997

Acquisition of the Villa Mabrouka in Tangier

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July 12, 1998

Fashion Show at the Stade de France

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1999

Elf-Sanofi Sells Yves Saint Laurent to the Groupe Pinault-Printemps-Redoute

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January 7, 2002

The Farewell

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Yves Saint Laurent surrounded by Laetitia Casta, Catherine Deneuve, and his models, all dressed in tuxedoes for the last fashion show, Centre Pompidou, Paris, January 22, 2002. Photograph by Guy Marineau.

January 22, 2002

Retrospective at the Centre Pompidou

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October 31, 2002

The Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent

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June 1, 2008

Death of Yves Saint Laurent

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February 23-25, 2009

Sale of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé’s Collection

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2010

Opening of the Maison Cocteau

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2010

President of Le Monde’s Supervisory Board

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2010

Acquisition of the Librairie des Colonnes

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March 11-August 29, 2010

Retrospective at the Petit Palais

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2011

Maison Zola – Maison Dreyfus

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December 3rd, 2011

Opening of the Berber Museum

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December 22, 2016

Awarded by the King of Morocco

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October 2017

Opening of Two Museums Devoted to Yves Saint Laurent

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8 septembre 2017

Death of Pierre Bergé

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