A Tribute to a Great Fashion Designer Yves Saint Laurent, one of the most influential and enduring designers of the 20th century, and a favorite of many fashionistas, died on Sunday evening in Paris, aged 71. There can be little doubt that Saint Laurent was up there with the best, Coco Chanel and Christian Dior. At just aged 21 the talented Algerian-born Yves Saint Laurent became Haute Couture