St Laurent was the first designer to effectively mix orange with
pink and red, violet with yellow and black with brown - presumably
not all at the same time, as the result would always be a less than
original muddy grey.
Algerian born St Laurent is most famous for what in his day would
have been considered outrageous gender-bending outfits, such as
the trouser suit and dinner jacket for women.
St Laurent became famous for his designs at the Dior fashion house
when he became the chief designer after Christian Dior died in the
50s. In 1961 he split from Dior and in January showed his first
collection under his own name.
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