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I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
Yves Saint Laurent
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Yves Saint Laurent
Age: 71 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 1
Died: 2008
Died: June 1
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