Word: boussac
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...collection for Dior stuck closely to the house's legacy - and was a smash success. "Saint Laurent has saved France!" read the papers the following day. But with his next collections he strayed further from the Dior traditions, to the consternation of many - especially the house's backer Marcel Boussac. When Saint Laurent was called up for military service, the influential press baron let him go. But the army was no place for a man with Saint Laurent's sensibilities. He ended up in a mental hospital, kept under heavy sedation. Finally, his lover Pierre Bergé secured his release...