Saint Laurent Pre-Fall 2023 by Gray Sorrenti

[TunHakii]

Weibo i-rma

 

[marsnoop2]

LOVE!

 

[vogue28]

It was love at first sight when I saw this inside British Vogue's September issue earlier! Absolute love at first sight.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Love it, she brought back the essence of the brand.

 

[FashionFanatico]

i love it. love her. love how this puts Edward and Anna to shame.
This is how you define a Supermodel.

 

[VogueDisciple93]

Shalom looks kind of bald in this shot.

 

[LadyJunon]

i love it. love her. love how this puts Edward and Anna to shame.
This is how you define a Supermodel.

To be fair, Saint Laurent puts 90% of this godforsaken industry to shame.

 

[Abby Zacky]

She's the star... loveee

 

[FAdS]

I'm assuming this is by David Sims. It's fantastic, if not shocking, when you consider his bland Gucci campaign

 

[GivenchyAddict]

I need to see more. I feel like they are other looks way better than this one.

I know we will have some with the leather jackets and glasses at some point.

happy to see Shalom though !

 

[Lola701]

Im maybe in the minority…
Not completely sold on Shalom for this…
I need to see more but the collection had a very badass attitude…

 

[avonlea002]

I like it but at the same time I am tired of the same B&W studio shots every season. I wish they got Albert Watson to photograph a campaign. He would do wonders with his graphic eye and skill set.

 

[ah ah]

i love it. love her. love how this puts Edward and Anna to shame.
This is how you define a Supermodel.

Indubitably! Vaccarelo exudes chicness, the quintessence of impeccable taste, a flavor sorely absent in the recent years of Anna and Edward's endeavors, which, dare I say, have taken an astonishingly tacky turn.

 

[mikel]

I'm assuming this is by David Sims. It's fantastic, if not shocking, when you consider his bland Gucci campaign

Or I&V. Because that pose (and model choice) is very them.

 

[yslforever]

To be fair, Saint Laurent puts 90% of this godforsaken industry to shame.

Maybe because, in their shows and campaigns, they chose to remain elitist and high-fashion, with a good amount of snobbery, and a real disdain for fashion trends. Obviously there are denims, hoodies, bags and sneakers in shops, but I can't recall a campaign featuring those products. Campaigns are mostly eveningwear at YSL.
They don't even show bags on runways.
They are definetely not targeting a general public or Gen Z.

Shalom is a welcomed surprised and obviously a real stunner here. It could have been in colours though. I need to see more.

 

[LadyJunon]

Maybe because, in their shows and campaigns, they chose to remain elitist and high-fashion, with a good amount of snobbery, and a real disdain for fashion trends. Obviously there are denims, hoodies, bags and sneakers in shops, but I can't recall a campaign featuring those products. Campaigns are mostly eveningwear at YSL.
They don't even show bags on runways.
They are definetely not targeting a general public or Gen Z.

Shalom is a welcomed surprised and obviously a real stunner here. It could have been in colours though. I need to see more.

Saint Laurent really is the real black sheep amongst the popular fashion houses. It's almost like more glamorous version of "quiet luxury" in a way.

I think that Hedi's appointment at Celine (along with the poorly received debut) forced Bellettini to allow Vaccarello to create his vision for Saint Laurent. We start seeing that vision with the Summer 19 campaign by Teller and the Winter 19 show, but the pandemic and the films with Canguilhem really allowed him to mature it to what we have today.

Back to the campaign, I really like this image of Shalom, it's simple and elegant, but I do wonder how the rest of the campaign is going to look. On the runway, a good number of the looks had these extremely wide shoulders which leads me to ask whether the proportions have been modified or reduced for the campaigns and later the boutiques.

 

[yslforever]

Saint Laurent really is the real black sheep amongst the popular fashion houses. It's almost like more glamorous version of "quiet luxury" in a way.

I think that Hedi's appointment at Celine (along with the poorly received debut) forced Bellettini to allow Vaccarello to create his vision for Saint Laurent. We start seeing that vision with the Summer 19 campaign by Teller and the Winter 19 show, but the pandemic and the films with Canguilhem really allowed him to mature it to what we have today.

Back to the campaign, I really like this image of Shalom, it's simple and elegant, but I do wonder how the rest of the campaign is going to look. On the runway, a good number of the looks had these extremely wide shoulders which leads me to ask whether the proportions have been modified or reduced for the campaigns and later the boutiques.

I think they might be some confusion in the thread title and I did a double-take; the dress Shalom is wearing is NOT from the Fall/Winter 23-24 show (held on Feb 28th) but look number 50 or 54 from the Pre-Fall 23 collection (a lookbook released after Fall/Winter, on June 28th).
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You're right that F/W has extremely wide shoulders while Pre-Fall's shoulders are much rounder but still big. The Pre-Fall collection is right now in boutiques and I spent quite a lot of times (and money ) checking it this weekend.

 

[LadyJunon]

I think they might be some confusion in the thread title and I did a double-take; the dress Shalom is wearing is NOT from the Fall/Winter 23-24 show (held on Feb 28th) but look number 50 or 54 from the Pre-Fall 23 collection (a lookbook released after Fall/Winter, on June 28th).

That thought was in the back of my head as the main season campaign is shown just before the following season's show.

Also, I forgot about Saint Laurent's (and Balenciaga's) weird collection nomenclature. The pre-collections are "Spring" and "Fall", while the runway collections are "Summer" and "Winter". Alaïa is arguably worse with the "Winter Spring", "Summer Fall" thing, but at least it represents their commercial strategy.

You're right that F/W has extremely wide shoulders while Pre-Fall's shoulders are much rounder but still big. The Pre-Fall collection is right now in boutiques and I spent quite a lot of times (and money ) checking it this weekend.

That's so cool. Do the clothes appear well made (flat seams, flat zippers, sturdy fabrics, etc.)? I've always wondered when I look through the windows, but I'm always too shy to go inside...

 

[yslforever]

That's so cool. Do the clothes appear well made (flat seams, flat zippers, sturdy fabrics, etc.)? I've always wondered when I look through the windows, but I'm always too shy to go inside...

It's actually completely mixed-up in boutiques too, both collections (F/W and Pre-Fall) arriving every weeks, so you see F/W racks next to Pre-Fall ones. Even some SAs are confused and mix the two of them.
Re Pre-fall is extremely well made, outwear is thick but light, even in leather or shearling. No seams visible, greater quality control than Dior. Knit are extremely pleasant but I was really impressed by the few lace pieces, literally thinner than paper. Also the zebra dévoré velvet dress (look 11) is definitely one of kind piece, with a fabric from Beaux-Valette. Muslins from Sfate et Combier, plus you can spot Maison Bucol, Brochier, Bouton-Renaud, Hurel etc. Alas the SAs are completely uneducated on the subject.

 

[yslforever]

That's so cool. Do the clothes appear well made (flat seams, flat zippers, sturdy fabrics, etc.)? I've always wondered when I look through the windows, but I'm always too shy to go inside...

It's actually completely mixed-up in boutiques too, both collections (F/W and Pre-Fall) arriving every weeks, so you see F/W racks next to Pre-Fall ones. Even some SAs are confused and mix the two of them.
Re Pre-fall is extremely well made, outwear is thick but light, even in leather or shearling. No seams visible, greater quality control than Dior. Knit are extremely pleasant but I was really impressed by the few lace pieces, literally thinner than paper. Also the zebra dévoré velvet dress (look 11) is definitely one of kind piece, with a fabric from Beaux-Valette. Muslins from Sfate et Combier, plus you can spot Maison Bucol, Brochier, Bouton-Renaud, Hurel etc. Alas the SAs are completely uneducated on the subject.