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It's Yves Saint Laurent's birthday and we're adding these Saint Laurent sunglasses to bag.
Be rude not to.
Few fun facts about Yves...
He was born in North Africa.
In the ultimate stage mum move, Yves' mother set up a meeting with Vogue Paris to showcase his talents.
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Saint Laurent M17 Sunglasses
After impressing the editor, he enrolled to study fashion design.
His first job was at Christian Dior, no less.
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Saint Laurent Victoire Sunglasses
He created Bianca Jagger's wedding suit.
In 1971 he posed naked to sell his own cologne, Pour Homme. Shocking his peers in the fashion industry.
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Yves Saint Laurent via Getty Images
He was the first designer to be recognised by the Met in New York with a solo exhibition.
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