Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent was a European fashion designer born on August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria. As a teenager, he traveled to Paris to work for designer Christian Dior and was honored for his costume designs. In 1966, he introduced his fashion labels, when his involvement in women's tuxedos earned him the honor. He was the first living designer to receive a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1983. Designer died in Paris on June 1, 2008 from brain cancer.