In 1966 this Algerian-born designer opened a series of boutiques called Rive Gauche
While he didn't 
invent designer ready-to-wearPierre Cardin ... Benam also notes that in 1966, 
when the Rive Gauche line was .... Yves Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (he dropped the 
Mathieu when he opened his own couture house) was born on... [DOC] [TLE] Yves Saint Laurent: Paris couturier who was revered as a genius but ... [PAR] Jun 2, 2008 ... Yves Henri Donat Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Oran, Algeria.