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TO GO WITH AFP STORY:Major retrospective for fashion genius Saint Laurent Models are displayed during an exhibition dedicated to Yves Saint-Laurent on March 8, 2010 at the Petit Palais (City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts) in Paris. The world of Yves Saint-Laurent, the first large retrospective exhibition dedicated to Yves Saint-Laurent the fashion designer is set to take place from 11 March to 29 August at the Petit Palais. The Fondation Pierre Berge-Yves Saint Laurent and the Petit Palais are showcasing the first Yves Saint-Laurent retrospective exhibition since the fashion designer passed away. A total of 307 haute couture and prêt-à-porter models are on show, ranging from the designers beginnings at Dior in 1958, with the famous Trapèze collection, to the splendour of the evening dresses from 2002. AFP PHOTO PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP via Getty Images)