Designer to the stars Yves Saint Laurent has died ages 71.
The French fashion maestro passed away yesterday following a long illness, according to the Pierre-Berg-Saint Laurent Foundation.
He had retired from haute couture in 2002, after four decades at the top of his trade.
Saint Laurent launched his fashion career after taking over the Christian Dior fashion house following the death of its founder in 1957. But he was soon conscripted to serve in the French army during the Algerian War of Independence where he suffered a mental breakdown .He was institutionalised in a French mental hospital at the age of 22.
Upon his release from hospital, he founded his own company.
Saint Laurent went on to dominate the 1960s fashion market and was the first designer to use black models the catwalk.
In 1983, he became the first living fashion designer to be honoured by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in 2001 he was awarded the rank of Commander of the Legion d'Honneur by former French president Jacques Chirac.
In his latter years, Saint Laurent - who came out as gay in 1991 - became a recluse and spent much of his time at his house in Marrakech, Morocco.
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The Kooks' Luke Pritchard: 'I had to kick Alex Turner in the face'
The Kooks' frontman Luke Pritchard has revealed a secret feud between his band and Arctic Monkeys' singer Alex Turner.
told The Daily Mirror that the two bands do not see eye-to-eye, and that their dispute has got physical in the past.
"We have had a weird relationship with the Arctics since we first met," he explained. "I had to kick Alex in the face after he tried to pull the leads out of my guitar pedals while we were on stage."
He added: "I tried to patch things up with Alex recently but he just turned his back and walked away. I suppose they are quite arrogant."
told The Daily Mirror that the two bands do not see eye-to-eye, and that their dispute has got physical in the past.
"We have had a weird relationship with the Arctics since we first met," he explained. "I had to kick Alex in the face after he tried to pull the leads out of my guitar pedals while we were on stage."
He added: "I tried to patch things up with Alex recently but he just turned his back and walked away. I suppose they are quite arrogant."
Mannie Fresh
Artist: Mannie Fresh
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Real Big
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
Mind Of Mannie Fresh
Year:
Tracks: 30
He's half of the brains behind the Cash Money label, his productions experience moved over 23 one thousand thousand units, and it all started because of a DJ padre. Surrounded by music patch growing up, producer/rapper/hip-hop big businessman Mannie Fresh distinct other on that if he had to catch a job, it had to be doing what he loved to do, and that was play music. The New Orleans native got his start in 1984 as a penis of New York Incorporated, arguably New Orleans' low gear hip-hop crowd. The parties Mannie started to DJ round this time were to become fabled and brought him to the attention of knocker Gregory D. The deuce partnered and worked on record album that was to become 1992's The Real Deal released on RCA. Rap fans in the Big Easy fell in dearest with the album only it failed to gain much attention outside of the South. Although they remained friends, Mannie and Gregory D split professionally, due in part to Mannie's displeasure with the way major labels handled street music. The stage was now do for the producer's confluence with Brian "Baby" Williams. When Williams offered Mannie a hazard to join his neophyte Cash Money tag it couldn't own been better timing. Soon artists like Baby, Juvenile, B.G., and Lil Wayne were taking Cash Money to the cover, thanks in no low part to Mannie's kinky and bright production. By the late '90s, Cash Money was the preeminent Southern rap label and Mannie and Williams were at present running on their possess group. The deuce formed Big Tymers in 1998 and released a series of successful singles and albums. The producer behind everything from Juvenile's four hundred Degreez to Teena Marie's La Doña eventually broken proscribed on his have in 2004 with the wild solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh.
Spears is reunited with her mother
Lily Allen takes home doggie bag from swanky meal - Daily Gossip
Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what.
Today's top gossip:
Lily Allen took home a doggie bag from her meal at posh west London eaterie Nobu last night (May 28). The singer left the restaurant in a large baby-style jumpsuit clutching her bag, presumably for her beloved pooch Maggie May (Daily Star).
From the papers:
Victoria Beckham is set to feature in 'Ugly Betty' again following her guest turn a few months ago (The Sun).
So Solid Crew's MC Harvey dining out at McDonald's in south-east London (Daily Mirror).
Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger was treated to a �50,000 Caribbean holiday by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton (Daily Record).
East 17's Brian Harvey was thrown out of posh London club Amika, 'shouting and screaming' (Daily Mirror).
Chris Martin was spotted around Chalk Farm in north London in his new French revolutionary gear - as recently featured on the cover of NME - filming a video for their next single (The Sun).
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was spotted buying a posh pen at Waterloo Station (Daily Star).
Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts consulted a mystic clairvoyant for guidance before splitting up with boyfriend Carl Davies (Daily Mirror).
Rachel Stevens was spotted buying extra-soft toilet paper from Finchley Road's Waitrose in north London (Daily Star).
Hear'say's Suzanne Shaw has had a Barbie modelled after her and is now acting as an ambassador for the range of dolls - she's also recorded the theme song to an upcoming Barbie movie (Daily Mirror).
Robert Plant adjusting his hair with an afro comb in the Green Man pub in central London (Daily Star).
Chesney Hawkes was seen pulling a hair out of his pork scratching at London's Audley pub (Daily Star).
Check back tomorrow for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.
Today's top gossip:
Lily Allen took home a doggie bag from her meal at posh west London eaterie Nobu last night (May 28). The singer left the restaurant in a large baby-style jumpsuit clutching her bag, presumably for her beloved pooch Maggie May (Daily Star).
From the papers:
Victoria Beckham is set to feature in 'Ugly Betty' again following her guest turn a few months ago (The Sun).
So Solid Crew's MC Harvey dining out at McDonald's in south-east London (Daily Mirror).
Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger was treated to a �50,000 Caribbean holiday by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton (Daily Record).
East 17's Brian Harvey was thrown out of posh London club Amika, 'shouting and screaming' (Daily Mirror).
Chris Martin was spotted around Chalk Farm in north London in his new French revolutionary gear - as recently featured on the cover of NME - filming a video for their next single (The Sun).
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was spotted buying a posh pen at Waterloo Station (Daily Star).
Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts consulted a mystic clairvoyant for guidance before splitting up with boyfriend Carl Davies (Daily Mirror).
Rachel Stevens was spotted buying extra-soft toilet paper from Finchley Road's Waitrose in north London (Daily Star).
Hear'say's Suzanne Shaw has had a Barbie modelled after her and is now acting as an ambassador for the range of dolls - she's also recorded the theme song to an upcoming Barbie movie (Daily Mirror).
Robert Plant adjusting his hair with an afro comb in the Green Man pub in central London (Daily Star).
Chesney Hawkes was seen pulling a hair out of his pork scratching at London's Audley pub (Daily Star).
Check back tomorrow for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.
Toro Bravo
Artist: Toro Bravo
Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock
Discography:
Kelias
Year: 2000
Tracks: 13
Greatest Hits
Year: 1998
Tracks: 13
Spears sparks pregnancy rumours
Pop singer Britney Spears has sparked reports that she is expecting her third child after being photographed shopping for a pregnancy test.
The photographs, which appear on People magazine's website, show Spears and her new boyfriend, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib looking through pregnancy tests at a shop.
The pictures were reportedly released by Ghalib's photo agency, FinalPixx.
The rumours come in the same week that Spears fled a courthouse without attending the most recent hearing over custody of her two young sons.
The boys are currently in the sole custody of their father Kevin Federline after a judge stripped Spears of her visitation rights following a custody dispute at her home.
The singer later had to be hospitalised for evaluation after she was deemed to be under the influence on an unknown substance.
The photographs, which appear on People magazine's website, show Spears and her new boyfriend, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib looking through pregnancy tests at a shop.
The pictures were reportedly released by Ghalib's photo agency, FinalPixx.
The rumours come in the same week that Spears fled a courthouse without attending the most recent hearing over custody of her two young sons.
The boys are currently in the sole custody of their father Kevin Federline after a judge stripped Spears of her visitation rights following a custody dispute at her home.
The singer later had to be hospitalised for evaluation after she was deemed to be under the influence on an unknown substance.
Holmes Signs On For 'All My Sons'
The worst kept secret on Broadway is no longer a secret - Katie Holmes will star in the upcoming revival of playwright Arthur Miller's All My Sons. The Batman Begins star will join a cast that also will include John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. The drama, about a family patriarch's darkest secret, was Miller's first big hit and is beloved by thespians and theatre critics throughout the world. It will mark the first time a Miller play has been staged on Broadway since the writer's death in 2005. The play will also be Holmes' Broadway debut. Venue and dates were not available as WENN went to press, but the play is expected to debut this autumn.See Also
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