FASHION TRIBUTE

“My small job as a couturier is to make clothes that reflect our times. I’m convinced women want to wear pants.” - Yves Saint Laurent, 1936 - 2008, champion of timeless elegance and a woman's right to create her own signature personal style

Yves Saint Laurent at one of his 1960s shows with models, backstage.

Mr. Saint Laurent in 1969 with Betty Catroux and Loulou de la Falaise, both wearing pieces from YSL's famed safari collection.

Mr. Saint Laurent with models, 1989

Photo credits: Kate Moss in YSL ad campaign, via http://www.ysl.com/. B&W images via http://www.smh.com.au/. 2008 Fall RTW shots courtesy nymag.com.