He designed clothes that reflected women's changing role in society: more confident personally, sexually and in the work-place.

He retired from haute couture in 2002 and had been ill for some time.

Saint Laurent died on Sunday evening in the French capital, the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation announced.

Pierre Berge, a long-time friend and associate of the designer, said he had died at his home after along illness. He did not give details.

'I draw on woman'

"I found my style through women," Saint Laurent once said.

"That's where its strength and vitality comes from because I draw on the body of a woman."

He changed forever what women wear, introducing trouser suits, safari jackets and sweaters, BBC arts correspondent Razia Iqbal notes.

Saint Laurent was a great innovator, helping to revitalise haute couture while making ready-to-wear design popular.

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The temperature is rising and the showers are about to drop but don't fret as Spring/Summer trends are here to brighten your spirits.

Air it out. Try a light blue, slate, tan or patterned white suit.

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The collection Combs sent out was modern and full of reference whether sartorial or street he cleaned his lines, pulled the clothes close to the body and made a modern fashion forward collection.

Sean John is a privately held company created by music icon and producer Sean Combs. Sean John made its fashion debut in 1999.

In 2004, Sean Combs received the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Men's Wear Designer of the Year.

Happy Birthday Sean John and many more!

Darnell was born in New York City and grew up in Colorado. After studying sociology, he enlisted in the US Army and served six years as a paratrooper. In 1983 he began his career as a model in Germany. During the following years he modeled for Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès and Calvin Klein in Paris, Milan, Tokyo and New York. Darnell has also worked since 1990 as a choreographer and coached models for the catwalk.

He attained public fame in Germany when he took part in 2006 in the ProSieben show Germany's Next Topmodel as a juror. In connection with advertisement for this show he became famous for his typically American accent and his effeminacy.

He has appeared in television advertisements for C&A and O2. He will host his own fashion-themed television show, called Bruce, on ARD starting 12 February 2008.

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Darnell puts models through paces

Over the years, hip hop bling has grown to offer over 1400 products. The site is known for innovation and new trends. Often times you’ll find the latest trends at this site, then copied by all the other hip hop jewelry websites on the internet. Many years ago, hip hop bling custom created the first mass produced spinner pendant, and it was based off of the lowenhart LD1 rim with a spinner piece on top. At the time, no one carried anything like it so the product took off. About a year later, spinners were all over the place and even in the mainstream such as 50 cent’s G-unit spinner.

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There are many contributing factors to the aging process including diet, exercise, lifestyle, sun-exposure and genetics. Two of the worst contributing factors to skin damage are the sun and smoking. Smoking produces free radicals which are defined as formerly healthy oxygen molecules now overactive and unstable. Smokers age themselves a great deal with this negative lifestyle choice.

Sun exposure doesn’t tend to be as big of an issue for African American women who practice smarter sun protection than lighter skinned Asians, Hispanics and Anglos who may use a sun tan as a “glamorizer.” While sun damage, often referred to as “photoaging,” may not be visible to those who tan in their twenties and thirties it can be viewed under a microscope already physically damaging skin fibers called elastin. When elastin breaks down skin sags and stretches, losing its ability to heal, repair itself and essentially bounce back.

Skin naturally thins with age however the melanin present in brown skin provides a natural barrier from the sun in African American women, meaning fewer signs of aging and less damage. This is why African American women often appear younger than Caucasian women of the same age. Furthermore the natural changes that do occur as African American skin ages are delayed so that they occur at much later stages of life than many other ethnicities. No wonder African American women are recognized for having such beautiful skin! To keep skin beautiful a healthy diet, enough exercise, proper sleep habits and a good skin care regime are a necessity for looking and feeling beautiful every day.

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It’s also no secret that on many occasions the predictions do turn out to be true. But on the other hand, for many male models in the industry, nothing could be further from the truth.

A real runway couple

During Calvin Southwell’s holiday collection debut last month, I was able to chit chat with a number of models whom I’d seen in many fashion magazines.

I won’t lie, I did enjoy the swimwear segment, and the open-buttoned shirts that revealed some really nice sets of six and eight packs, nicely oiled I might add to. Let’s just say that many of us women that evening got a healthy heaping of eye candy from the international male models, including Bobby Roache whom many of you watched in Beyonce’s Irreplaceable video.

Hold on a second ladies, there was no chance to flirt with the hottie, as he’s very much taken, and by an equally hot person too. So guys, even though some of you may have come to the fashion show to get a glimpse of America’s Next Top Model finalist Jade, she’s taken; and sorry ladies, Bobby is her man.

Wondering if their relationship will last? Wondering how they make it work? Wondering if they really have chemistry?

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