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Pierre Vital Georges Bergé (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ vital ʒɔʁʒ bɛʁʒe]; 14 November 1930 – 8 September 2017) was a French industrialist and patron. He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent, and was a longtime business partner (and onetime lover) of its namesake designer.
Jun 24, 2014 · The designer and his lover, Pierre Berge, had deliberately defined roles — Saint Laurent was the fragile artist and Berge was the ultimate manager. A new film tells their story.
- Susan Stamberg
Sep 8, 2017 · Pierre Bergé, who transformed the French fashion industry as the managerial genius behind Yves Saint Laurent, and went on to have a tempestuous career as the czar of Paris opera, died on Friday...
- Jonathan Kandell
Sep 8, 2017 · Pierre Bergé, who turned Yves Saint Laurent into a name known around the world, died today in France at the age of 86. The cause was myopathy, a neuromuscular disorder.
- Nicole Phelps
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Sep 8, 2017 · The French businessman Pierre Bergé, who helped his partner Yves Saint Laurent build his fashion house into a worldwide brand, has died at his home in the south of France.
Learn how Pierre Bergé met Yves Saint Laurent in 1958 and how their partnership shaped the haute couture house. Read the story of their first encounter, their love at first sight, and their fifty years of life together.