(FILES) This file photo taken on March 18, 2014 shows Paris then Mayor Bertrand Delanoe (L) speaking with French businessman Pierre Berge during a ceremony dedicated to the bestowing of "Grand officier de la Legion d'honneur" (Grand Officier of the Legion of Honour) awards at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris. The French fashion tycoon Pierre Berge -- the brains behind the Yves Saint Laurent empire -- has died aged 86, his foundation said on September 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE