Saint Laurent has leased the constructing at 30 bis Rue Spontini in Paris that sheltered the legendary designer’s original high fashion house, sources told WWD.
Exactly what the Kering-owned fashion house plans to do with the historic venue couldn't immediately be learned.
Saint Laurent officials couldn't be reached for comment.
Yves Saint Laurent’s move into the Rue Spontini was front-page news in WWD on Nov. 22, 1961, the article recounting that the “house used to belong to the famous French caricaturist Jean-Louis Forain, who died in 1931.”
It also noted that the premises were in need of reworking ahead of the couturier’s debut presentation on Jan. 29, 1962.
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