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Yves Saint Laurent: a tribute

French designer Yves Saint Laurent takes to the catwalk to salute the crowd in Paris, after the last ever Haute-Couture show of his career.

Top model Claudia Schiffer sports the famous Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo as she struts the catwalk at the designer’s final show in 2002.

Naomi Campbell pictured in a striking green fur jacket at his final show. Hours before unveiling his last ever collection, innovative designer Yves Saint Laurent said his love affair with women was far from being over.

Carmen Kass models a striking gold ensemble at the final show in Paris in 2002.

Yugoslavia’s top model Eva Herzegova sports a backless black dress during the farewell show.

French top-model Laetitia Casta parades the catwalk in a floral wedding gown with pink satin train at the end of Yves Saint Laurent’s 1999 spring/summer Haute Couture fashion show presented in Paris.

A model shows off a dazzling, long white lace evening gown with a feather shawl as part of the French designer’s 1997 spring-summer haute couture fashion collection.

British Naomi Campbell sports black striped pants and a black satin bra under a black leather vest during the Yves Saint Laurent 1999 spring/summer Haute Couture fashion show.

Posing with his models in Paris after presenting his 1997/98 fall-winter ready-to-wear collection in March, 1997.

Linda Evangelista easily carries off a beautiful canary yellow dress by Yves Saint Laurent at the Third Annual Guggenheim Artists Ball in 2005.

Classic chic: a model struts the catwalk at the Spring/Summer 2001 collection fashion show, wearing a YSL trademark tailored suit jacket with knee-length skirt and hat.

Model Kate Moss in a classic black and red YSL creation during the Autumn-Winter 1994/1995 ready to wear collections.

Opening a boutique in Paris in September, 1966, Yves Saint Laurent shows a pret-a porter dress on sale in his new store to actress Catherine Deneuve.

A model strikes a masculine look in 1967 wearing a pinstriped trouser suit by Yves Saint Laurent. His plainer suit for evening-wear was known as ‘Le Smoking’ and quickly became his signature piece.

A 1960s model poses in a camel-coloured coat with bow at the hemline and nutria fur hat, from Yves St Laurent’s spring collection in October 1962.

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