• A humiliated man who built a fashion empire

    August is the hottest month of the summer in Algeria, a country that is mainly formed by an arid landscape and a Mediterranean coast. If you see the photos of this unique country, you would never imagine that this was the birthplace of Yves Saint Laurent.Born on August 1, 1936, Yves was the fruit of the relationship between Charles and Lucienne, a French couple that were living in the Algerian coastal city of Oran. Under French colonial rule, the city became the second-largest city in Algeria. Yves Saint Laurent as a baby with Lucienne and Charles. 1938. (MusĂ©e Yves Saint…