#4 "Channeling the Codes of Saint Laurent"

As New York Fashion Week passed then came London, Milan, and finally Paris. The #1 fashion capital in the world is finally holding fashion week. Beautiful designers such as Tom Ford, Chloe, and Stella McCartney have shown their lines for Spring 2013 but the one that caught my eye was Saint Laurent. Since Hedi Slimane has become creative director for YSL there have been a major change to the company. In June Hedi Slimane revealed that he would be rebranding the ready-to-wear line from the original Yves Saint Laurent to Saint Laurent Paris. This brought much speculation to Slimane's authority because he had just moved into this position months prior. Many questions were raised as to what else he would change within the company and how his first line would look as creative director of YSL. And just hours after the premiere of his Saint Laurent Spring 2013 line, the verdict is in.

(Via NYTimes)

"Channeling the Codes of Saint Laurent"- NY Times Runway Eric Wilson

Before reading this article I happened to hop on my Style.com App on my Ipad and look at the runway looks of Saint Laurent. It was beautiful with flowing, sheer, lightweight fabrics. But the one thing to disappoint me, which I've seen a lot of for Spring 2013 was the amount of dark colors. He kept to the dark color palette of black, tan, gray, and a splash of red. Now Eric Wilson gave a great intake on what he thought Slimane was channeling for his Spring 2013 Saint Laurent Line. The show was held in a "secluded black gallery in the rafters of the Grand Palais." Once inside, the invitees were welcomed with a dark musky view with plywood like seats that made everyone scuffle to try and find their names placed on the seats. Once the show began, five large speakers descended over the runway giving the effect that the audience was attending some sort of concert. It really set the tone for the rest of the show.
"Mr. Slimane's collection included many looks that paid tribute to the late Mr. Saint Laurent, with floor sweeping caftans [full-length dress], fringed shawls, suede jackets and skirts, and peasant blouses." Slimane's final looks consisted of models wearing caftans with floppy hats that payed tribute to Talitha Getty who was a huge influence for Mr. Saint Laurent. What made Slimane such a success on his first run was that he pleased the co-founder Mr. Berge with the simple comment of, " He respected the codes of Saint Laurent." Stefano Pilati, the previous creative director of YSL was not renewed of his contract because of this reason. So although some might say that Slimane played it safe, he in fact pleased the most important people from the co-founder of YSL to Ms. Diane Von Furstenberg.

(Via NYTimes)

(Via NYTimes)

Congratulations on your first line as creative director of Saint Laurent Hedi Slimane! Until next time... 

Xoxo,

Alexa