Being Bullied Turned Into A Positive

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Severely bullied at school, Yves Saint Laurent escaped his world by acting out plays at home for his parents, thus his love of fashion was born. Fascinated by the reviews and the clothing featured in French Vogue, he began his formal study of fashion at the Chambre Syndicale.  After beating Karl Lagerfeld in a design contest, he caught the eye of Christian Dior and he began designing for the Dior label.  So impressed, Christian Dior named him as his successor. When Dior died at an early age in 1957, Saint Laurent was in charge of The House of Dior at the age of 21.  Unfortunately in 1960, he had to serve in the French Army during the Algerian War of Independence. It was rumored that fashion powers-that-be were unhappy the Saint Laurent was in charge of Dior and pulled strings with the government so he had to serve. When he returned, he had been fired from Dior and proceeded to sue Dior for breach of contract.  Successful in winning his case, in 1962 he began his own company, YSL.  His company flourshing, he attracted the attention of  Catherine Deneuve and her peers .  YSL was bought by Gucci in 1999. After this under the leadership of Tom Ford, the YSL name was associated with it's expanded line including luxury handbags, jewelry and accessories.

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