The YSL menswear customer has changed in insane ways. I remember at the time the clientele was much more mature!
Fun fact, only 2 capes with the pink satin lining were produced and 1 was offered to an editor of Numero Magazine. Such a decadent gift!
What was interesting about Stefano is that he is someone who was always evolving with his personal style and who always embraced the spirit of what he did. I remember maybe up until 2009, YSL by Pilati was worn a lot by people in fashion, in the Art world and some intellectuals. It was a fantasy for him but he really achieved that.
He loved that Marc Newson was a regular customer for example.
The evening wear was really great with Stefano. Less bling than with Tom buy beyond dapper. And he proposed believable propositions for men. His last menswear collection (the leather one) is still IMO one of the most memorable menswear collection of the past decade.
In womenswear, he was less consistent as you said
@Phuel
He knew the cut. He could cut a mean pair of pants. In Paris in those years, only Nicolas and Riccardo could really compete in the pants department.
But after the immense success of FW2008, he started to design to please himself. He wanted to be more intellectual but it was just pretentious in a way. He forgot about the women.
People likes to remember Lindsay Logan’s Ungaro collection but Spring 2010 was also a disaster for YSL. It was a terrible collection that was received accordingly and I think after that things were never the same for Stefano.
After that season, he managed to give some fabulous looks and accessories in the collections but the collections as a whole never really had the momentum their had before. I know some editors who only went for the accessories. Because each season he delivered A shoe and A bag.
yuk
