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Jean Paul Gaultier's New Bottle, Anne V's New Film Role, and Veronique Branquinho's Comeback

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.
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Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Jean Paul Gaultier's third edition of his special bottles for Diet Coke makes the bottle look as though it's wearing a corset made of tattoos. [Styleite]

  • Anne Vyalitsyna has landed her second film role, securing a spot in the upcoming film Lullaby alongside Amy Adams, Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, and Garrett Hedlund. Vyalitsyna will also star in next year's A Good Day to Die Hard. [Modelinia]

  • After a three-year absence from the industry, designer Veronique Branquinho will relaunch her eponymous label in partnership with the Italian clothing manufacturer Gibò this September. "Before, I had an independent company. I was responsible for everything," she said. "In this new situation, it feels so comfortable, because I'm only busy with the creative part." [WWD]

  • Former Yves Saint Laurent muse Betty Catroux says she, like Pierre Bergé, supports all the changes Hedi Slimane is making at the venerable brand. "All Hedi's decisions are brilliant and it is so clever of him to work in Los Angeles — in peace, away from everything, under the sun," she said. [The Cut]

  • Tory Burch is expanding her brand's reach with a fragrance that will launch in September. She also wants to create clothing for yoga, tennis, and golf, and envisions a home collection in the future. [Elle]
Olivier Theyskens Is Still at Nina Ricci's Table
Jean Paul Gaultier

Olivier Theyskens Is Still at Nina Ricci's Table

>> Although sources are saying that Puig already has a new designer lined up to take Oliver Theyskens's spot at Nina Ricci, he looked right at home at the Ricci table last night during the annual Sidaction AIDS benefit gala, right down the way from Nina Ricci president Manuel Puig.  Maybe he's going to ride out his contract until October, after all?  But it another fashion fixture who was on everyone's minds last night — Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, making her first appearance at a fashion event and breaking her usual ties with Dior by wearing Yves Saint Laurent as the guest of Pierre Berge.*image: source, source
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Diane Kruger, Olivier Theyskens, Lou Doillon

>> Although sources are saying that Puig already has a new designer lined up to take Oliver Theyskens's spot at Nina Ricci, he looked right at home at the Ricci table last night during the annual Sidaction AIDS benefit gala, right down the way from Nina Ricci president Manuel Puig.  Maybe he's going to ride out his contract until October, after all?  But it another fashion fixture who was on everyone's minds last night — Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, making her first appearance at a fashion event and breaking her usual ties with Dior by wearing Yves Saint Laurent as the guest of Pierre Berge.
*image: source, source

Clemence Poesy Diane Kruger Vanessa Paradis Bianca Brandolini, Giambattista Valli Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Pierre Berge Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Nathalie and Sonia Rykiel
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Hundreds Turn Out To Mourn at Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral
Karl Lagerfeld

Hundreds Turn Out To Mourn at Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral

>> Over 800 mourners paid tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away on Sunday after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
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Hundreds Turn Out To Mourn at Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral
>> Over 800 mourners paid tribute to Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away on Sunday after a year-long battle with brain cancer.

Applause erupted from the hundreds of onlookers as the designer's coffin was carried into the Eglise Saint-Roch for the funeral mass. A string quartet played as invited guests took their seats in a church decorated with jasmine and white lilies.

During services, former YSL muse Catherine Deneuve, visibly moved, gave a reading from a Walt Whitman poem, followed by a eulogy from Pierre Berge, Saint Laurent's former lover and long-time business partner: "He turned fashion on its head, making it socially relevant rather than merely aesthetic. With Saint Laurent, women ceased being merely clothes-horses or the objects of designer fantasies."

As expected, a number of fashion figures attended — John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta — but noticeably absent was rival Karl Lagerfeld, who according to a Chanel spokesperson was "away on business." Most of the women attendees were dressed in pants suits, in tribute to the designer's reputation as the man who put women in pants.

Yves Saint Laurent's body will be cremated and then scattered in the Majorelle Gardens in Morocco, where he spent much of his life. A short video of the services is here.
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France's Minister of Culture Christine Albanel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Pierre Berge and Mayor of Catherine Deneuve John Galliano Nicolas Sarzoky and Carla Bruni-Sarzoky. Laetitia Casta with fiance Stefano Accorsi. Kenzo Takada Claudia Schiffer
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Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral Plans Made, Cause of Death Revealed
Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent's Funeral Plans Made, Cause of Death Revealed

>>  In the aftermath of Yves Saint Laurent's death Sunday evening, funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday afternoon, 3:30 pm,  at the Eglise Saint-Roch in Paris.  Afterward, YSL will be incinerated, and his ashes will lay in his Majorelle Garden in his beloved Marrakech.  Although details surrounding cause of death were not originally released, it has now been confirmed that M.
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>>  In the aftermath of Yves Saint Laurent's death Sunday evening, funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday afternoon, 3:30 pm,  at the Eglise Saint-Roch in Paris.  Afterward, YSL will be incinerated, and his ashes will lay in his Majorelle Garden in his beloved Marrakech. 

Although details surrounding cause of death were not originally released, it has now been confirmed that M. Saint Laurent was suffering from brain cancer, which he was diagnosed with in April 2007.  Lifelong business partner Pierre Berge and muse Betty Catroux were present at the time of death, and Catherine Deneuve arrived soon after.

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Yves Saint Laurent Passes Away at 71
Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent Passes Away at 71

>> Legendary couturier Yves Saint Laurent passed away Sunday evening at his home following a long battle with brain cancer, joined in his final moments by his longtime business partner Pierre Berge and muse Betty Catroux.  Although it is well-known that he has been in ill health for a while now — he had been bedridden recently and was admitted to a Paris hospital last week in a coma — the death still comes as a shock, especially because it marks the end of a generation that made Paris the fashion capital of the world.  Thank you, M.
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>> Legendary couturier Yves Saint Laurent passed away Sunday evening at his home following a long battle with brain cancer, joined in his final moments by his longtime business partner Pierre Berge and muse Betty Catroux. 

Although it is well-known that he has been in ill health for a while now — he had been bedridden recently and was admitted to a Paris hospital last week in a coma — the death still comes as a shock, especially because it marks the end of a generation that made Paris the fashion capital of the world. 

Thank you, M. Saint Laurent, for all of your contributions, including Le Smoking, the trapeze dress, and safari jackets, and rest in peace.

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