(FILES) This file photo taken on January 23, 2014 shows French businessman Pierre Berge posing as he arrives to take part in the "fashion dinner against Aids" organized by Sidaction with French fashion federation to raise funds for the Aids research, in Paris. French businessman Pierre Berge, former companion of Yves Saint Laurent, died on September 8, 2017 after a "long illness", the Fondation Pierre Berge - Yves Saint Laurent announced. / AFP PHOTO / PIERRE ANDRIEU