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Yves Saint Laurent Awarded

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Yves Saint Laurent was made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by François Mitterrand on March 12, 1985. He was later made Officier and then Commandeur before being named Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007.

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Yves Saint Laurent and Jacques Chirac during Saint Laurent's promotion to the rank of Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, Palais de l'Élysée, Paris, July 14, 2000., © Droits Réservés
Yves Saint Laurent and Jacques Chirac during Saint Laurent's promotion to the rank of Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, Palais de l'Élysée, Paris, July 14, 2000.
© Droits Réservés
François Mitterrand awarding Yves Saint Laurent the medal of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, Palais de l'Élysée, Paris, March 1985., © Droits Réservés
François Mitterrand awarding Yves Saint Laurent the medal of Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, Palais de l'Élysée, Paris, March 1985.
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Message from the presidential couple Jacques and Bernadette Chirac commemorating Yves Saint Laurent's promotion to the rank of Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, photo album presented when the haute couture house closed, February 14, 2002., © Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris
Message from the presidential couple Jacques and Bernadette Chirac commemorating Yves Saint Laurent's promotion to the rank of Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, photo album presented when the haute couture house closed, February 14, 2002.
© Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris