Over 1,000 people gathered in Paris today to bid farewell to Yves Saint Laurent at his funeral at the Eglise Saint-Roche. Some of the biggest names in fashion attended the ceremony including Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Valentino, Hubert de Givenchy and Sonia Rykiel, to name a few. Many women in attendance wore trouser suits in homage to Saint Laurent's revolutionary design.The 90-minute mass was broadcast on giant screens outside the church. When Saint Laurent's casket was carried in, thunderous applause erupted however the crowd was silent during the service. Saint Laurent will be cremated before close friends and family, and his ashes sent to a garden in Marrakesh at a house he bought with longtime business partner and lover Pierre Bergé.
Karl Lagerfeld was regretfully unable to attend, so he sent a huge bouquet of white orchids and roses.
