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London, Jun 2 (PTI) Fashion king Yves Saint Laurent, considered as one of the greatest designers of 20th century who revolutionised women's clothing with an audacious new dress code, has died. The French maestro, whose slinky tuxedo suits and safari jackets became a symbol of women's liberation in the 1960s, died at his Paris home last night at the age of 71, his former romantic partner and longtime business associate Pierre Berge said. Laurent was suffering from a brain tumour. The last of a famous generation that included Christian Dior and Coco Chanel and made Paris the fashion capital of the world, Laurent designed clothes that foresaw the rise of working women and their changing role in society.
From see-through blouses, safari jackets and glamorous gowns, Laurent created instant classics that remain stylish decades later. He once said he felt "fashion was not only supposed to make women beautiful, but to reassure them, to give them confidence, to allow them to come to terms with themselves." "I found my style through women. That's where its strength and vitality comes from, because I draw on the body of a woman," Laurent had said.
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