The announcement that the YSL haute couture atelier will close after 40 years in operation includes the designer's sentiments in quotations and comes months after his announcement to sell the ready to wear division.

The designer talks about his views on fashion in this audio file with a brief profile introduction.

Profile of the designer who became head of the house of Christian Dior at age 21 in addition to being the first couturier to open a ready to wear boutique.

Laurence Benaim offers a career retrospective of sorts, a review and recount of the designer's coups and innovations.

Jessica Moore pens a profile of the designer a week after announcing his retirement from the world of haute couture.

Laird Borrelli runs down the designer's contribution to fashion upon his retirement after the Spring 2002 Haute Couture.

Laurence Benaim provides a profile of the designer with emphasis on his purist romantic sensibilities, "A man or a woman's most beautiful adornment is love".