'(7 Jan 2002) 1. Various of wedding dress on YSL catwalk 2. Yves Saint Laurent coming on stage 3. YSL and French actress Catherine Deneuve at after show party 4. YSL kissing model at after-show party 5. Various of catwalk show 6. Various exterior of Yves Saint Laurent shop 7. Various clothes inside shop 8. Woman looking at clothes 9. Exterior YSL shop with people passing by 10. SOUNDBITE: (French) VOXPOP woman: \"He has created a specific style with the tuxedo for women, so I think it will obviously evolve. At the moment there is on the one hand the style, on the other the quality; there are a whole range of elements that define his style. I think that the style will undoubtedly evolve along with the person who replaces him, but the trade name will always be a good one.\" 11. SOUNDBITE: (French) VOXPOP man: \"This was the most important name in the world of fashion. My wife always had clothes from ready-to-wear St Laurent range. They were always very simple, very elegant, and I know that my wife is already upset that he doesn\'t design the ready to wear range. It\'s the end.\" 12. SOUNDBITE: (French) VOXPOP woman: \"It\'s about charm, it\'s about sensuality. This evokes lots of colours especially and we have to pay a big tribute to this man who showed us the world of fashion as seen by a man and the way in which he could love a woman.\" FILE (MARCH 1996) 13. Yves Saint Laurent walking on stage with ex-top model Claudia Schiffer at the end of fashion show 14. People applauding 15. St Laurent saluting audience and leaving stage Paris - January 7, 2002 16. Various newspapers headlines announcing the retirement of Yves Saint Laurent FILE (JANUARY 1999) 17. Various of top model Laetitia Casta on stage with St Laurent at the end of fashion show CATWALK KING STEPS DOWN French fashion giant YVES SAINT LAURENT has announced his retirement from the world of haute couture, after decades of ground-breaking achievements including popularising trouser-suits for women and the daring see-through blouse. Saint Laurent, 65, gave a news conference at his Paris salon today (Monday), where he said he is closing the haute couture fashion house he started 40 years ago. He did not give an exact reason, although he said he had been battling ill health and depression for years. Saint Laurent read a prepared statement and left immediately afterward without answering any questions. But his business partner, Pierre Berge, said he believed Saint Laurent had decided to retire because he was no longer comfortable with the direction that the fashion world had taken. \"It\'s not very fun to play a tennis match when you are all alone,\" Berge said. Saint Laurent said that throughout his career, his goal was \"not just to make women more beautiful but to reassure them and give them confidence.\" The French press has been speculating about his retirement since yesterday (Sunday). Le Monde newspaper said on Sunday that he will announce the end of his 44-year career as a fashion designer. \"On the eve of his 40th anniversary of his house of haute couture, Yves Saint Laurent, 65 years old, is preparing to announce his departure,\" said Le Monde. The paper called him \"something of a last magician, the ultimate pop star.\" Another newspaper, the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, said on Sunday \"Tomorrow, at noon, a living legend will take his leave.\" Le Journal du Dimanche said Saint Laurent has been at odds with French businessman Francois Pinault of the retail powerhouse Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, who has controlled the rights to Saint Laurent\'s brand name since 1999. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/bfad9cd877c0fbfda8a6e055625486e6'
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