Born in Algeria in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent left home at the age of 17
to study fashion design in Paris. After graduation, he showed some of his drawings to the
editor of Vogue, who in turn showed them to Christian Dior, who
immediately hired Saint Laurent. Though he was an assistant and was
given menial and mundane tasks, he did not go unnoticed. He was allowed
to submit sketches, and with every season, more and more of his designs
were accepted by Dior. In August of 1957, only months before his sudden death in October, Dior chose Saint Laurent to be his
successor, a decision that ultimately saved the house of Dior from
immediate financial ruin upon his demise.
At the helm, Saint Laurent launched the successful trapeze dress for
the spring 1958 collection. This triumph did not last for long,
however, as his next offerings were not nearly as well-received. In
1960, Saint Laurent was conscripted to serve in the French army for the
Algerian War of Independence, and upon his return in 1962, he set up
his own fashion house, where he was to prove himself to be perhaps the
industry’s greatest designer. It was here that Yves Saint Laurent
fragrance came to fruition. Saint Laurent launched his first women’s
perfume, Y, in 1964, followed by the YSL fragrance Rive Gauche for
Women a few years later. It was at that time that the designer released
the first YSL cologne for men, which he named Pour Hommes. The designer
continued creating popular Yves Saint Laurent perfume and cologne
products that would become incredibly popular, such as Opium. Opium for
Women was launched in 1977; however, it was not until 1995 that Opium
for Men was introduced. Other popular fragrances include Baby Doll, the
Kouros series, and Young Sexy Lovely.
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