Skin-tight bodysuits draped over bodies, twist of fabric lifted from the 80s Saint Laurent archives, the Spring Summer Ready-to-Wear collection is about looking to the past and reimagining to the future. Lensed by Mia Rankin and styled by Charlotte Agnew, it is sexy, subversive and embodies the Saint Laurent woman.
Underscoring the theme of the collection was Paloma Picasso, a renaissance woman known for flitting between nightclubs and artists studios, alongside her work as a jewellery designer. However, in the context of the House, Picasso was pivotal in reenergising Yves Saint Laurent himself out of the stagnant world of Haute Couture, imploring him to take risks. This harked the beginning of YSL morphing into the sophisticated, risk-taker it is today, her influence still permeating collections overtly or not.
“For a long time, I wanted to transpose this meeting between Paloma Picasso and Yves Saint Laurent, whose importance few realise in the designer’s creative journey,” explained Creative Director Anthony Vacarello of his muse for Saint Laurent Spring RTW. “It is a moment to which I am sensitive as a designer, because for me it is the defining moment when Saint Laurent’s fashion creativity became a style.”
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello earring. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello earring.
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello jacket, top, earring and bracelets. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello jacket, pants, earrings and necklace.
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello dress, shoes, earrings and bracelets. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello dress, shoes, earrings and bracelets.
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello dress, shoes and necklace. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello dress, bag and necklace.
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello top and earrings. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello earrings.
Left: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello bodysuit and earrings. Right: SAINT LAURENT by Anthony Vaccarello bodysuit and earrings.
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