Pierre Berge (R), Yves Saint Laurent's life-long companion and business partner, reacts as he leaves the Saint-Roch church with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy after funeral services in Paris, June 5, 2008. Saint Laurent, who died on June 1, was part of a distinguished line of French designers from Coco Chanel to Christian Dior who consolidated the reputation of Paris as the fashion capital of the world. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Fashion king Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71 

    BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhuanet) -- French fashion king Yves Saint Laurent died at the age of 71 in his Paris home on Sunday evening after suffering months of declining health.

    "Gabrielle Chanel gave women freedom. Yves Saint Laurent gave them power," the designer's business partner Pierre Berger said. Full story

World pays glowing tributes to fallen fashion icon

    PARIS, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Tributes continued to pour in form the world as people from all walks of life took a moment to reflect on the life of French couturier Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion icons of all times.

    In a statement following St. Laurent's death, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said: "with his death, one of the biggest names in the fashion industry, the first ever person to raise the Haute Couture to the rank of art by providing a global reach had passed on." Full story 

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