Born Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, in Oran, Algeria, on Aug. 1, 1936, Saint Laurent moved to Paris, aged 17, to work for Christian Dior. Following Dior’s death in 1957, he was made head of the ailing fashion house at just 21 years old.

Shortly after his success at Dior, he was enlisted to serve in the French army during the Algerian War of Independence.

After a brief but agonizing service, Saint Laurent returned to Paris in 1962 and established his own label, YSL, which was financed by Berge. He was the first designer to use black models in his runway shows.

Among his muses he left behind are Loulou de la Falaise, the daughter of a French marquis and an Anglo-Irish fashion model; Betty Catroux, the half-Brazilian daughter of an American diplomat and wife of a French decorator; Catherine Deneuve, the iconic French actress; and the Guinean-born Senegalese supermodel Katoucha Niane, the daughter of writer Djibril Tamsir Niane.

One of the most influential couturiers of the last century, Saint Laurent’s best-known creation was the 1966 women’s tuxedo pant suit, “Le Smoking”, which combined traditional masculine tailoring with a feminine silhouette.

Check out Yves Saint Laurent Autobiography.

SPOILER WARNING: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The short films are within a few minutes each but mind you that this film is only for those die-hard fans of romance and Paris, of course. Oui, Paris et roman. Comprenez-vous?

Paris, is the city for the lovers of food, the lovers of fashion, the lovers of arts, the lovers of history and most of all, the city for the lovers of love.

With 21 directors including Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel and Ethan Coen, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, Walter Salles and Gus Van San and many actors including Natalie Portman, Elijah Wood, Juliette Binoche among others, the film is worth watching despite the fact that it’s not for everyone.

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My ratings: 7 out of 10. Watch this if you are in love. Skip it if you aren’t.