German fashion designer ... Saint Laurent and de Bascher in Marie Ottavi’s 2014 book, Jacques de Bascher, dandy de l’ombre, where he placed the blame for any tension between himself and Yves ...
Yves Saint Laurent ... liberated. Saint Laurent and his longtime lover (and business alter ego), Pierre Bergé, founded the company in 1961, a year after the young designer was abruptly dismissed ...