Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent launched his first collection at age 21 in 1962 and pioneered ready-to-wear fashion with his Rive Gauche boutique (1966), making high fashion accessible to women who were not couture clients. His Le Smoking tuxedo for women (1966) — worn by Helmut Newton models and Bianca Jagger — was the most radical gender-blurring garment of the 20th century.