Saint Laurent Resort 2014

[Marc10]

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[Marc10]

vogue.co.uk

 

[elle_gb]

I know there might be people would hate it. But I completely in love with this Saint Laurent. Especially the dresses this time were stunning, I wish i saw in color.

 

[valliaddict]

The most basic crap ever, & from one of the biggest design houses in history at that. It's like he's taking inspiration from Forever 21 & Zara!! My God!!

 

[Zazie]

This is much, much better than his recent RTW collection, though it feels more Gucci-elegant than YSL...yes, it's still YSL to me.

 

[Marc10]

This collection has some of his best offerings so far. I just love how he keeps developing this relexanded, clean, luxurious and sensual atmosphere in his collections (the photography definitely helps). It is quintessential french and YSL for that matter. Wearable? Yes, but the cut and craftsmanship is quite impeccable. In my opinion Slimane is injecting a fantastic (and long needed) modern, desirable and exciting pump to this brand.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

It's very cool; it's very sexy; it's very chic; it's raw.

I don't care what people say.

I'm on board.

 

[Psylocke]

The lookbook is gorgeous and a lot of the clothes are great, too. I would wear almost all of this, except for maybe the leather shorts,lol. The sheer blouses and all the jackets are awesome.

 

[julien520]

i love everything i saw so far

 

[Minimoon27]

I'm on board as well!!

 

[Nymphaea]

I like it very much, it radiates a kind of chicness.

 

[tricotineacetat]

Awfully amateur-ish dresses aside, I think Slimane is wise to stick to his chic tuxedo separates and Rocker staples that have won him so many fans at Dior and without which a Christophe Decarnin at Balmain would have never been possible to begin with - This looks much better than his runway shows as it highlights the sleekness of his tailoring and gives it a much more 'adult' spin that feels more believable for Saint Laurent than the Grunge teenage angst of his last show. Of course, there is nothing groundbreakingly new to be had here, but on the other hand, I don't think it needs to; This is a look that works now but can look equally fine worn in 10 years from now, just as with vintage Helmut Lang.

 

[marcBarna]

This is Zara, right?

 

[lelaid]

It's nice but when you compare it to the fall collection it's practically perfect.

 

[Morphe]

This is Zara, right?

Nailed it.

 

[ALAUU]

Same old, same old.

 

[tricotineacetat]

Albeit the fact that these are the kind of looks that the High Street chains will be copying, there is absolutely no denial that there is a quality backing this up that differentiates it upon first look from copycats on the lower end price tier. If one was to compare an H&M suit with a Kiton or Zegna, noone would deny that the two are lightyears apart. To me, this is very much about a jacket, a shirt and a pair of pants, either tailored or jeans. Nothing the world hasn't seen before, but done here in a precision and way of making you would otherwise only find in menswear, but certainly not from other womenswear designers - Whether it fits on a variety of body types is another story entirely.

I must say also that I applaud the fact that he sticks to what he knows he's good at, noone would want an Hedi Slimane to design clothes without the crispness and sharpness he's known for.

 

[LostInNJ]

Albeit the fact that these are the kind of looks that the High Street chains will be copying, there is absolutely no denial that there is a quality backing this up that differentiates it upon first look from copycats on the lower end price tier. If one was to compare an H&M suit with a Kiton or Zegna, noone would deny that the two are lightyears apart. To me, this is very much about a jacket, a shirt and a pair of pants, either tailored or jeans. Nothing the world hasn't seen before, but done here in a precision and way of making you would otherwise only find in menswear, but certainly not from other womenswear designers - Whether it fits on a variety of body types is another story entirely.

I must say also that I applaud the fact that he sticks to what he knows he's good at, noone would want an Hedi Slimane to design clothes without the crispness and sharpness he's known for.

I am glad you pointed this out. He knows what works for him, and his customer alike and he is delivering different variations of that.

The Zara/H&M/Topshop comparisons are getting to be very stale. When you think about it, they started by copying what he was doing years ago, and in a sense haven't stopped, albeit in different variations. In terms of the photography, his b/w photos are what he is known for, and is what it seems Zara has copied as well. Perhaps the lines between high street and high fashion have been blurred too much that people can't separate where the original came from anymore.

 

[VogueDisciple93]

Cheap concepts in expensive fabrics.

 

[tricotineacetat]

I am glad you pointed this out. He knows what works for him, and his customer alike and he is delivering different variations of that.

The Zara/H&M/Topshop comparisons are getting to be very stale. When you think about it, they started by copying what he was doing years ago, and in a sense haven't stopped, albeit in different variations. In terms of the photography, his b/w photos are what he is known for, and is what it seems Zara has copied as well. Perhaps the lines between high street and high fashion have been blurred too much that people can't separate where the original came from anymore.

It's funny because if you look at people like Ann Demeulemeester or Helmut Lang, two other designers with a very precise conception and identity of fit and silhouette that barely changed over the decades they have been in business, nobody would complain about them staying consistent with their aesthetic convictions, in a way going even as far as to give them credit for staying 'true to themselves'. Now Hedi Slimane is doing that and people keep complaining about his collections comprising of skinny trousers and sharp, boyish tailoring - Personally, I find this by far more tastefully done in all the details than the somewhat kitsch execution of Olivier Theyskens' attempts to do mannish tailoring for Theory... Though to say in all fairness: It's no surprise, given Slimane's background in menswear, compared to Theyskens being a fluid dressmaker... which clearly isn't something Slimane has figured out very well yet, the dresses he's showing for Saint Laurent are somewhat tragically amateurish...