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In a league of his own and one of fashion's most groundbreaking designers, Yves Saint Laurent, the visionary French couturier who put women in tuxedos and trapeze dresses and forever changed fashion, died Sunday after a long illness. He was 71.
A fragile, nervous man who was long plagued by bouts of depression, Mr. Saint Laurent was treated in Paris last year for exhaustion, respiratory problems and other ailments. He died at his home in Paris, said his longtime friend and associate, Pierre Berge.
A fragile, nervous man who was long plagued by bouts of depression, Mr. Saint Laurent was treated in Paris last year for exhaustion, respiratory problems and other ailments. He died at his home in Paris, said his longtime friend and associate, Pierre Berge.
