"Without elegance of the heart, there is no elegance."
"I prefer to shock rather than to bore through repetition."
Source: Yves Saint Laurent (1983). “Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume”, p.24, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Yves Saint Laurent
Fashion Designer
Yves Saint Laurent was a pioneering French fashion designer known for revolutionizing women's fashion and introducing ready-to-wear collections.
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