Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, professionally referred to as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French designer that, in 1961, started his eponymous style label. He is considered as being among the primary stylist in the twentieth century. In 1985, Caroline Rennolds Milbank created, "The most regularly renowned and also influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both stimulating the couture's surge from its 1960s ashes and with ultimately making ready-to-wear respectable." He was able to adapt his style to fit the adjustments in vogue during that duration. He approached fashion in a different viewpoint by desiring women to look comfortable yet classy at the same time. He is likewise attributed with having introduced the coat match for women as well as was known for his use non-European social referrals, as well as non-white models.