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Yves Saint Laurent 2008

Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Navy Silk Tie Cropped Blouse
Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Navy Silk Tie Cropped Blouse

Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Navy Silk Tie Cropped Blouse

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Navy Silk Tie Cropped Blouse is a stunning piece that effortlessly

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21st Century and Contemporary French Blouses and Tops

2008 Yves Saint Laurent Black Strapless Wool Bustier Top
2008 Yves Saint Laurent Black Strapless Wool Bustier Top

2008 Yves Saint Laurent Black Strapless Wool Bustier Top

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

Saint Laurent as the creative director. A dress version walked the runway in a grey colourway as part of

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Early 2000s French Bustiers

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection
Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toulon, FR

Spring Summer 2008 Collection France Yves Saint Laurent sleeveless dress in amethyst silk satin

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Early 2000s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2008 Grey Knit Vest
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2008 Grey Knit Vest

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2008 Grey Knit Vest

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent S/S 2008 grey knit vest. Features a light grey cotton body fabric, wrap

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Early 2000s French Shirts

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt Sz Fr42
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt Sz Fr42

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt Sz Fr42

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

Yves Saint Laurent New F/W Runway 2008 Skirt Size: FR42 100% Heavy Virgin Wool Black High Waist

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Early 2000s French Skirts

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Naomi Campbell Quilted Coat Dress Sz Fr42
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Naomi Campbell Quilted Coat Dress Sz Fr42

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Naomi Campbell Quilted Coat Dress Sz Fr42

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

Yves Saint Laurent Brand New Featured in the Naomi Campbell Ad $4650 F/W Runway 2008 Heavy Coat

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Early 2000s French Coats and Outerwear

Yves Saint Laurent x Stefano Pilati 2008 Grey Cashmere Bell Skirt Dress
Yves Saint Laurent x Stefano Pilati 2008 Grey Cashmere Bell Skirt Dress

Yves Saint Laurent x Stefano Pilati 2008 Grey Cashmere Bell Skirt Dress

By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in London, GB

Iconic unworn archival dress from Stefano Pilati's Fall 2008 Yves Saint Laurent collection - one of

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Early 2000s Unknown Shift Dresses

Black jersey dress with cut-work and top- stitching Yves Saint Laurent FW 2008
Black jersey dress with cut-work and top- stitching Yves Saint Laurent FW 2008

Black jersey dress with cut-work and top- stitching Yves Saint Laurent FW 2008

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black jersey dress with cut-work and top- stitching . Fabric composition: 72% rayon, 23% polyamide, 5% elasthane. Invisible zip on the left side. Top-stitched on the side of the bus...

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Early 2000s Italian Day Dresses

Ad Campaign Yves Saint Laurent YSL Fall / Winter 2008 Turquoise Blue Dress
Ad Campaign Yves Saint Laurent YSL Fall / Winter 2008 Turquoise Blue Dress

Ad Campaign Yves Saint Laurent YSL Fall / Winter 2008 Turquoise Blue Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Ad Campaign with Kate Moss ( in the gray version ) YVES SAINT LAURENT by Stefano Pilati turquoise

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

New Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2008 Size 40 / US 8 Black Silk Strapless Dress
New Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2008 Size 40 / US 8 Black Silk Strapless Dress

New Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2008 Size 40 / US 8 Black Silk Strapless Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Chic brand new with tags YVES SAINT LAURENT Spring 2008 black silk strapless dress! Features

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown
YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown

YVES SAINT LAURENT By Tom Ford S/s 2008 Fuchsia One-Shoulder Satin Gown

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in 上海市, Xuhui district

Fabric composition: 100% Silk Measurements All measurements taken laid flat - Bust: 17.8 " / 45 cm - Waist: 14.25" / 36 cm - Hips: No limit since its flare-shaped - Sleeve: 21....

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

Yves Saint Laurent SS 2008 Kate Moss Sz 40 / 8 One Shoulder Silk Rasperry Gown
Yves Saint Laurent SS 2008 Kate Moss Sz 40 / 8 One Shoulder Silk Rasperry Gown

Yves Saint Laurent SS 2008 Kate Moss Sz 40 / 8 One Shoulder Silk Rasperry Gown

By Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati

Located in San Diego, CA

Spectacular and rare YVES SAINT LAURENT, by STEFANO PILATI Documented Spring Summer / Printemps Ete

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Early 2000s French Evening Gowns

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Yves Saint Laurent - Kim Kardashian - Famous Fall/Winter 2008 Runway Dress
Yves Saint Laurent - Kim Kardashian - Famous Fall/Winter 2008 Runway Dress

Yves Saint Laurent - Kim Kardashian - Famous Fall/Winter 2008 Runway Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Boca Raton, FL

explosive entrance with this masterpiece. The beautiful Yves Saint Laurent Fall / Winter 2008 Couture dress

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21st Century and Contemporary French Evening Dresses and Gowns

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 Vintage dark blue silk anorak field jacket FR48 M
YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 Vintage dark blue silk anorak field jacket FR48 M

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 Vintage dark blue silk anorak field jacket FR48 M

By Stefano Pilati, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 Vintage dark blue silk anorak field jacket FR48 M Reference: PRWU/A00043

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Anoraks and Parkas

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection
Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

Yves Saint Laurent Satin Dress by Stefano Pilati, 2008 Collection

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toulon, FR

Spring Summer 2008 Collection France Yves Saint Laurent sleeveless dress in amethyst silk satin

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Early 2000s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Grey Wool & Tweed Inset Panel Autumn/Winter 2008 Dress
Yves Saint Laurent Grey Wool & Tweed Inset Panel Autumn/Winter 2008 Dress

Yves Saint Laurent Grey Wool & Tweed Inset Panel Autumn/Winter 2008 Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Product details: Grey wool Yves Saint Laurent dress made in grey wool with a grey tweed inset

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21st Century and Contemporary French Day Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Black Sequin Plunging Back YSL Mini Dress
Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Black Sequin Plunging Back YSL Mini Dress

Yves Saint Laurent 2008 Black Sequin Plunging Back YSL Mini Dress

By Hedi Slimane for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

Sexy YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 black sequin mini sweater dress ! Features thousands of hand-sewn

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YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 white black star print asymmetric sleeve top FR34 XS
YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 white black star print asymmetric sleeve top FR34 XS

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 white black star print asymmetric sleeve top FR34 XS

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 white black star print asymmetric sleeve top FR34 XS Reference: SNKO/A00113

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YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 blue white striped gathered waist shirt dress FR40
YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 blue white striped gathered waist shirt dress FR40

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 blue white striped gathered waist shirt dress FR40

By Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati

Located in Hong Kong, NT

YVES SAINT LAURENT 2008 blue white striped gathered waist shirt dress FR40 Brand: Yves Saint

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Early 2000s French Casual Dresses

Yves Saint Laurent Strapless Dress, Spring 2008
Yves Saint Laurent Strapless Dress, Spring 2008

Yves Saint Laurent Strapless Dress, Spring 2008

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in New York, NY

Grey Yves Saint Laurent strapless dress with tonal stitching throughout and concealed zip closure

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Yves Saint Laurent Style Paperback 2008 Pink book by Foundation Pierre Berge
Yves Saint Laurent Style Paperback 2008 Pink book by Foundation Pierre Berge

Yves Saint Laurent Style Paperback 2008 Pink book by Foundation Pierre Berge

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Yves Saint Laurent: Style Paperback 2008 by Foundation Pierre Berge Pink book. In collaboration

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21st Century and Contemporary French Fashion Books

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt & Jacket Set
New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt & Jacket Set

New Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2008 Runway Heavy Wool Skirt & Jacket Set

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

Yves Saint Laurent New F/W Runway 2008 Skirt & Jacket Set 100% Heavy Virgin Wool FR38 Black High

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Early 2000s French Suits, Outfits and Ensembles

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag
YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL 2008 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag

Located in New York, NY

Yves Saint Laurent YSL '08 Gold Leather Micro Muse Bag Features decorative clochette with gold

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Pouches and Wristlets

Yves Saint Laurent Box Hat
Yves Saint Laurent Box Hat

Yves Saint Laurent Box Hat

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Topanga, CA

-2008 Yves Saint Laurent was the most prolific designer of his time. Starting his career at the house

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1960s French Hats

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Blue Shirt Dress
YSL Yves Saint Laurent Blue Shirt Dress

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Blue Shirt Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Toronto, ON

YSL Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2008 blue cotton shirt dress. Inspired by men's dress shirts

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Day Dresses

Fall 2008 Runway YSL Dress
Fall 2008 Runway YSL Dress

Fall 2008 Runway YSL Dress

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Rockwood, ON

This dress was one of 40 pieces showcased and provided by Shrimpton Couture for Fashion Television 25th Anniversary party's 25 year Retrospective Catwalk show!

Please...

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Iconic 1960's Documented Vinyl Op-Art Mini Dress
Iconic 1960's Documented Vinyl Op-Art Mini Dress

Iconic 1960's Documented Vinyl Op-Art Mini Dress

Located in Los Angeles, CA

?¯Ã?¿Ã?½) taking principal roles. In Haute Couture, Yves Saint-Laurent (1936Ã?¯Ã?¿Ã?½2008) was among

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Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 2008
Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 2008

Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 2008

By Stefano Pilati, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Yves Saint Laurent, Autumn/Winter 2008, black three-piece pantsuit; jacket has open front and

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21st Century and Contemporary French Trouser Pant Suits

YSL rive gauche, 2008, black silk velvet scarve with fringes.
YSL rive gauche, 2008, black silk velvet scarve with fringes.

YSL rive gauche, 2008, black silk velvet scarve with fringes.

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Berlin, Berlin

The black velvet scarve is in a excellent condition.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Scarves

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By Jacques Fath

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Located in San Diego, CA

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Located in Water Mill, NY

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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1980's Brown Mink Lightweight Reversible Coat

1980's Brown Mink Lightweight Reversible Coat

Located in Toronto, Ontario

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New Rare Yves Saint Laurent YSL Heels Sz 39
New Rare Yves Saint Laurent YSL Heels Sz 39

New Rare Yves Saint Laurent YSL Heels Sz 39

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Size: 39

New Rare Yves Saint Laurent YSL Heels Sz 39

By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

Tom Ford For YSL Heels Brand New * Adjustable Ankle Strap * Size 39 * Black Patent Piping * Leather Insole * Black & White Polka Dot Canvas * 4.5" Heel * 1" Front Platform * With B...

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New Tom Ford's Final Collection for Yves Saint Laurent 2004 YSL Heels Sz 37.5
New Tom Ford's Final Collection for Yves Saint Laurent 2004 YSL Heels Sz 37.5

New Tom Ford's Final Collection for Yves Saint Laurent 2004 YSL Heels Sz 37.5

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

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Yves Saint Laurent Tom Ford Black White Plunging Cleavage Cut Out Gown Dress

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By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in San Diego, CA

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S/S 2004 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Croc Lace Up White Ankle Boot 4.5" Heels

S/S 2004 Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Croc Lace Up White Ankle Boot 4.5" Heels

By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting an iconic pair of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche crocodile skin-lined bootie heels designed by Tom Ford. These stunning shoes first debuted on the Spring/Summer 2004 runwa...

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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN white RIBBED & OPEN KNIT PEPLUM Dress S

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN white RIBBED & OPEN KNIT PEPLUM Dress S

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Zürich, CH

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$2150 New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Jacket Blazer SZ 36

$2150 New Rare Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL F/W 2001 Jacket Blazer SZ 36

By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

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Giorgio Armani 1990s 90s Vintage Khaki / Light Green Herringbone Blazer Jacket

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Located in San Diego, CA

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By Emilio Pucci

Located in Conroe, TX

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By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Conroe, TX

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary yves saint laurent 2008 for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Gray, Blue and more. Making an accessory such as this has likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent and Stefano Pilati are consistently popular.

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The price for a yves saint laurent 2008 starts at $250 and tops out at $3,950, and on average, selling for $895.

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French designer Yves Saint Laurent pioneered “cross-design” in fashion, taking inspiration from street trends to modernize haute couture.

Saint Laurent was the first to launch a ready-to-wear label, YSL Rive Gauche Prêt-à-Porter. He was the first couturier to open boutiques for both men and women. Using traditional menswear fabrics and designs for women, Saint Laurent also literally cross-dressed, giving men and women alike chic pant suits, elegant tuxedo jackets and urban safari gear.

By blurring gender-specific design, Saint Laurent empowered individual style while creating a scissor-sharp fashion aesthetic of sensual ease and beauty. Many of his designs are today considered timeless classics. Saint Laurent also consistently used Black models, like Mounia, Iman and Naomi Campbell, and he drew endless inspiration from different ethnicities and cultures, in no small part because of his Algerian roots.

Born to French parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1936, Saint Laurent went to Paris at age 17 to study fashion at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Just two years later, in 1955, his remarkable sketches were shown to Christian Dior, then the world’s reigning couturier, who hired him immediately.

Surprisingly soon thereafter, Dior publicly chose Saint Laurent as his successor, which sadly proved prescient when the fashion legend died unexpectedly, in 1957. A mere slip of a youth, the 21-year-old Saint Laurent was nevertheless up to the challenge. He shook the traditional couture clientele to its core with youthful silhouettes and styles like the A-line trapeze dress that hung with seeming effortlessness from the shoulders, the antithesis of the pinched waists and molded skirts that had been all the rage after the deprivations of World War II.

After a mandated spell in the torturous French military, Saint Laurent suffered a nervous breakdown and was dismissed by Dior in 1962. Out of the ashes rose the Age of Yves. With Pierre Bergé, his then-lover who became his lifelong business partner and friend, the designer founded Yves Saint Laurent YSL to encompass prêt-à-porter, or ready-to-wear. In 1966, they opened the first YSL Rive Gauche women’s boutique in Paris, followed soon thereafter by YSL Rive Gauche for men. Saint Laurent had given birth to a global brand.

His revolutionary Mondrian mini dress from 1965 is a core element of his fashion biography. It is a prime example of how Saint Laurent, an avid art lover and collector, looked to painters, from Goya to Picasso, Ingres to Matisse, for inspiration.

With its pure lines and hues, Mondrian’s ground-breaking 1935 color-block painting Composition C transmutes beautifully into a dress that is highly valued by collectors of contemporary fashion and widely copied commercially to this day. The design is the epitome of Saint Laurent’s aesthetic, requiring a meticulous hand-piecing of each color block so that, despite the body’s curves, the visual plane is as flat as a canvas when the garment is worn. Mondrian’s purity met its match in Saint Laurent.

“I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style,” Saint Laurent said four years before retiring, in 2002. After a long period of ill health, he died at his home in Paris on June 1, 2008.

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