Yves saint laurent biography and photo gallery

1936

Yves Saint Laurent is born into a wealthy family in Algeria. He grows up in a villa on the Mediterranean where he develops an early interest in fashion.

1947

YSL enjoys making intricate paper dolls, and in his early teens he designs clothes for his mother and sisters.

1953

Yves Saint Laurent enters the annual competition of the Secrétariat International de la Laine in Paris.

He submits three sketches and wins first prize.

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During his first stay in Paris at the age of 17, he meets the editor-in-chief of Vogue (Paris), Michel de Brunhoff, with whom he continues to correspond after his return to Oran.

1954

He moves to Paris and once again participates in the annual competition of the Secrétariat International de la Laine in Paris.

He wins first prize, which brings him to the attention of Christian Dior.

Thanks to De Brunhoff's encouragement, he enrolls at the École de la Chambre syndicale de la Haute Couture.

1955

He secures