Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71

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Italian Designer Valentino arrives at the Saint Roch church to attend French designer Yves Saint Laurent's Paris funeral, Thursday, June 5, 2008. The celebrated designer died Sunday at age 71, after a career as one of the most influential designers during the most important era of Parisian fashion.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of French designer Yves Saint Laurent to the Saint Roch church in Paris as Father Roland Letteron, left, looks on, before Saint Laurent's funeral mass, Thursday, June 5, 2008. The celebrated designer died Sunday at age 71, after a career as one of the most influential designers during the most important era of Parisian fashion.

German model Claudia Schiffer arrives at the Saint Roch church to attend French designer Yves Saint Laurent's Paris funeral, Thursday, June 5, 2008. The celebrated designer died Sunday at age 71, after a career as one of the most influential designers during the most important era of Parisian fashion