It’s Official: Stefano Pilati Will Leave Yves St. Laurent

[educo]

where there's smoke, there's fire. anyone who thinks pilati's work of late represents his best for the house of yves saint laurent not only insults pilati but openly overlooks the brilliance of his earlier work. further, i saw a video snippet somewhere -- i forget where -- that showed pierre berge extolling someone else as the best designer in paris.

I agree, we haven't heard the last of this yet.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Chloe dismissed rumours of Hannah McKibbon leaving right before she was let go. You never know with these things. If it's not true, of course YSL would deny it. If it is true, of course YSL would deny it. So none of it means anything, yet. It's an idea, one seemed to be grounded in some sort of truth. We'll all find out soon enough.

 

[ultramarine]

Honestly Im feeling really bad for Stefano. People seem to really really dislike him at YSL.

And you know what do I want to say?:

LEAVE STEFANO ALONE!!!


lol

 

[balmain1914]

god, YSL, PRR keep playing this childish game on Stefano....

 

[Label Basher]

Do editors etc really not like Stefano? Last I read old Pierre was happy with his work but then does he still have a say.

 

[softgrey]

i have to admit that when i saw what raf showed at jil sander...
my very first instinctive thought was...
'this looks like what pilati does at ysl...
only this is better...'

so...in a way...
i can understand how rumours might get started...
i do think it would benefit pilati to take note of jil sander this season and try to bring some of the sexiness of raf's S/S 12 collection over to ysl...

ysl hasn't been the right kind of sexy since alber elbaz left...
Elbaz is the only one who i feel has been able to capture and carry out Yves' legacy...

 

[Scott]

^that's how i feel about raf,in general,really. obviously people still don't quite get raf nor the possibilities of his talents. also,to stereotype YSL simply as a flouncey-pouncey designer really undermines the true genius of the créateur. there is so much more beneath the obvious. YSL was a speaker of a universal language....he incorporated culture like no one in his era.....raf simons also has this great ability to speak cultural languages through his work. YSL was an artisan....a craftsman...of the finest degree....raf is a technical wizard. YSL was an innovator in that he often challenged the system by sidestepping current trends and creating his own vision and what was or should be new. that's another attribute raf simons boasts. so to me,it's much more appropriate than you think.

also,for suzy to sort of instigate this rumour,she would have to have solid sources. she never divulges bold statements without substantial reason. and like mutterlein says,just because they deny it doesn't mean it's still not true. obviously some houses like to keep things top secret while negotiations are still underway etc. not saying that's the case but i'm sure we'll soon find out one way or the other. remember there were months of rumours and denials surrounding hedi slimane before he finally departed YSL Homme. you never really know and you certainly can't take anything any corporate entity says at face value.

 

[educo]

This is some sh*t right here I tell you! So, where would Pilati go? Playing devil's advocate here...is he going to slink off like Slimane or Ford and experiment with a different medium? Is he going to be my sex slave? is he going to start his own label?

if he did leave YSL, where would he go?

 

[glamrockgal]

for ysl , I find most of the collections simple and ordinary but accessories make a peak and difference so many fashion insider carry YSL clutches

 

[t-rex]

Suzy better gives Stefano a very good review for YSL's upcoming show!

 

[mdankwah]

There's an article about these rumours in today's Independent

Marc Jacobs: the $10m man with designs on Galliano's old job at Dior
On the eve of Paris Fashion Week, the talk is all about who will take over two of the biggest names. Susannah Frankel reports

Paris may be home to the most spectacular shows, courtesy of the world's biggest brands, but the intrigue bubbling away just beneath the catwalk on the eve of the city's collections look like having as high an impact as the clothes. The rumour mill has gone into overdrive over who will be taking creative control of two of French fashion's biggest names: Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.

Only hours after John Galliano was sacked as creative director of Dior, having been accused of racism and anti-Semitism (he has since been found guilty on both counts) it was suggested that everyone from Givenchy's Riccardo Tisci to Alexander McQueen's Sarah Burton and Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquière might succeed him.

Last month, however, the fashion trade paper, Women's Wear Daily, reported that Marc Jacobs, currently creative director of his own label shown in New York earlier this month, and of Louis Vuitton, is the frontrunner. It is expected that his appointment may be announced imminently.

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With less fanfare but significant nonetheless, at the top of her review of the designer Raf Simons' collection for Jil Sander, shown in Milan last Saturday, the respected International Herald Tribune fashion editor, Suzy Menkes, said that this designer is believed to be moving to Yves Saint Laurent.

"If Raf Simons ultimately takes over the helm at Yves Saint Laurent – as those familiar with the situation in Paris suggest," Menkes wrote, "the designer will have found a sweet spot for his meticulous modernism."

But first, Jacobs. His signing by Dior would be a smart move. Both Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton are owned by France's largest luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH, and it is well known that the company's chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault, is a huge supporter of Mr Jacobs' work. Indeed, it was Arnault who put both Galliano and Jacobs in their respective positions in the first place. Of all the designers working today, it is Jacobs who is considered to have the Midas touch.

An American-born talent who shot to fame – not to mention some degree of infamy – when he dared to put grunge onto the Perry Ellis catwalk in the early Nineties, his shows are both critically and commercially successful season after season, and he is one of few in possession of the sheer energy and audacity required to take on such a demanding and high-profile role.

Since Galliano's departure, Dior has been designed by his studio, with Bill Gaytten, who worked alongside his mentor for 23 years, at the helm. Gaytten himself, who formally took over the John Galliano signature line in June, was just one of the names in the frame for the top job at Dior. Following a lacklustre haute couture collection in July, however, his appointment as creative director of the far bigger name appears highly unlikely.

The powers that be at Jil Sander, meanwhile, deny claims that Simons may be moving, but fuelling this particular fire is the fact that, for the past three seasons, the designer has branched out from his hitherto androgynous style and monochromatic colour palette to embrace an overblown couture silhouette and the sort of unlikely colour juxtapositions Yves Saint Laurent himself was best known for.

Those occupying the front rows in Paris will wait to hear if rumour becomes fact but, in the meantime, the publicity generated around the fashion industry's protracted game of musical chairs does none of the brands in question any harm. Nor is it a coincidence that stories break at this time of year. Instead, such sustained media interest only serves to ensure a label's position in the limelight even before any movement has been made official or indeed any clothes have been shown.

independent.co.uk

 

[JuiceMajor]

I like Pilati for Yvs but if Raf would also be great...

 

[Flashbang]

The twitterworld is now talking about Hedi Slimane replacing Stefano Pilati according to this article: http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/20...5-slimane-revient-chez-yves-saint-laurent.php

 

[mistress_f]

^ that's absolutely random (or better, it's a story that's been going on since forever, it's random that it's coming up these days) but i would be both highly disappointed and rather excited if that was the truth

 

[Flashbang]

Phew..(for now) from wwd.com

MILAN - If Jil Sander can come back to Jil Sander, could Hedi Slimane return once again to Yves Saint Laurent?

According to a Paris source, Slimane, who exited as the designer of Dior Homme in 2007, is poised to take over the design helm at YSL, where he burst on to the fashion scene in the late Nineties with his modernist, androgynous men’s wear.

A spokesman for PPR, parent of YSL, had no comment.

As reported, YSL has yet to indicate if it will extend its relationship with Stefano Pilati, who succeeded Tom Ford as the brand’s chief designer in 2004. Pilati’s latest contract is due to expire next month. The fall-winter YSL show is scheduled for March 5 in Paris.

Earlier this month in reporting 2011 results, PPR chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault lauded that YSL made a “giant step” forward in terms of profitability, and that growth prospects are “very good.” Full-year sales at YSL advanced 31.4 percent last year while operating income grew more than fourfold.

Asked about renewing Pilati’s contact, he replied: “I won’t make any comments about any designers.”

The Italian designer has been dogged by replacement rumors throughout his YSL tenure, even as the business has demonstrated continual improvement, fuelling by his winning handbag and shoe designs. Pilati’s fashions also continue to enjoy a high profile in fashion magazine.

Since exiting Dior, Slimane has devoted himself to photography and relocated to Los Angeles. Although he has never designed a women’s collection, Slimane has long enjoyed the support of YSL’s old guard, including the likes of Pierre Bergé, Catherine Deneuve and Betty Catroux. During his Dior days, he did small quantities of his slim suits in small sizes for his female fans.

Slimane could not immediately be reached for comment.

 

[TianSoFine]

I really have my fingers crossed that Pilati isn't going anywhere. I really love his work and I think it's a perfect suit for YSL. And his last collections were so great...

 

[tarsha]

A source told the AFP “[Silmane] will become the new creative director at YSL,” and that “the contract has been signed by both parties.” According to the AFP, the appointment will be formalized during Paris Fashion Week, which starts Tuesday, February 28. WWD is also citing a “Paris source,” as saying that Slimane “is poised to take over the design helm at YSL.” PPR, the parent group of YSL, would not comment to WWD but the French Twittersphere seems to indicate that a confirmation from PPR is forthcoming.

Slimane started his career with a bang as the creative director of YSL in 1996, where he stayed until 2001. He then left to serve as creative director for Dior Homme until 2007, where he revolutionized menswear with his slim androgynous aesthetic. Since then his talents have been missed in the design world as he’s pursued art and photography.

Rumors of PIlati’s departure from YSL have dogged him for years, despite his showing a series of strong and well-reviewed collections the last few seasons. (Remember that back in September, Suzy Menkes reported Raf Simons would succeed Pilati.) But, as WWD points out, his contact is up in a month. When asked about renewing Pilati’s contract, PPR chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault told the paper, “I won’t make any comments about any designers.” Maybe this is why Pilati seemed so unfiltered in a recent interview with Vice UK?

fashionista

Here's original article : http://www.lepoint.fr/culture/exclu...d-yves-saint-laurent-25-02-2012-1435116_3.php

 

[TianSoFine]

And what about Stefano Pilati?

 

[LagerfeldBoy]

Stfu, a possibilty of Hedi going to YSL?

 

[liberty33r1b]

this is so sad, first Raf, now Stefano (probably) leaving hope it isn't true. he was PERFECT for YSL