Yves Saint Laurent S/S 09 Paris

[chanels]

As always, Stefano's collections will always grow on me as we see them in print. So far, I love the shoes and the dresses!

 

[nyc_art_style]

after getting over my disappointment of this collection not having a similar theme as last season's i've come to appreciate this collection.

the one thing that truly threw me off was the hair and make-up. the hair was so pageant like. and after last season's rebel mod look, this season's pretty eyeliner was like a total 180.

the clothes are lovely, but they aren't exciting. the yves saint laurent costumer will be pleased with them. last season's clothes was for that costumer's cofident and strong days. these clothes are for when you're feeling shy and slightly vunerable.

 

[Jacque Marcel]

I love YSL and Stefano, but I can't really appreciate this collection as much as I would like to. There are a couple of nice suits and jackets but like many have said, it's not very exciting.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

better than last season IMO. at least there's no wigs, glasses and black lipstick.

his last collection was stunning tho..perhaps my fav

 

[Naïade]

This doesn't do much for me at all. It's rather boring and repetitive. It gets abit more exciting towards the end but i'd say in all, quite underwhelming. The shoes are great though.. I also like the slight transparency of the sequin pieces

 

[Muse_Views]

I like the feminized interpretation of graphic forms.

 

[MR JOSEPH]

Agreed. Some of the pieces with transparency and visible bras are interesting, but on the whole I am really bored by this. The clothes are boring, the presentation is boring. He has wowed me before, but his stuff is starting to lose a context, a purpose. I don't see how this is a progression of last season, where there were far more interesting ideas.

I agree, I have been bored with Pilati for a long time now - On fall '06 i loved him and now it just seems he is sticking to a formula - which has now lost all meaning and is no longer fresh and new - its all rather dull now!! last season for example there wasnt a single dress that looked nice or even wearable - it was all so covered and shapeless and one dress in particular the velvet full skirt long sleeved turtle neck thing sent shivers down my spine - what woman would look nice in that - especially a well endowed woman? and most importantly what woman would want to own that?

Pilati loves to blow his own horn and he is constantly talking about how close he is to a womans needs... the tailoring and a few outerwear pieces are beautiful and thats as far as it goes - what about looking gorgeous elsewear than going to work? has he thought about what a woman needs in that sense? those who are familiar with the work of Yves Saint Laurent would know that the house has a heritage that reached far behond tailoring and workwear!! I cant help but crave Tom Ford YSL!!

 

[Alejandro]

the shoes are really fantastic though.

the shoes are ok.... i liked them a lot more when ALAIA did them in 2006, though

*pic from my own archives

 

[Crying Diamonds]

^ Mm Alaia

 

[taz]

maybe the death of Mr. Saint Laurent forced Stefano to do this tribute to Yves 1st collection in 1962 & his iconic looks in it simplisit form..?

 

[educo]

why is everyone copying Balenciaga's SS/08 sharp curved slit on the skirts!

Because that sh*t was HOT and SEXY which this is NOT!!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

The tailored pieces are incredibly strong but I can't say I love everything. Some of it is just awkward. Will have to sit on it a bit to get a better idea.

 

[Melly5525]

So dissapointing, this has to be my least favorite collection hes done for ysl, so bland and boring, he used to do such great color and detail like spring 05, 06 ,and 07 were all fabulous what happened

 

[eternitygoddess]

this is so un-Pilati.

It's very boring NY fashion week instead of Paris.

 

[leblue15]

There are some pieces that i love, but this hasn't convince me yet! not so exciting a bit boring. But maybe Ill change my mind later.

 

[KiroTV]

the shoes! I really love the prints too

 

[cato.]

There is SO much sheer & glittery things coming down the runways this sseason.

 

[Spike413]

I was actually thinking I would really like this judging from the first few pics. There was some color (seriously, he doesn't use much more color than Ford did), and more importantly there was some sex...which he's pretty much shied away from. And I was glad to see him move on from his pseudo-avant garde phase.

But this is actually pretty flat, and not in a bad-economy-safe-clothes way. There is some sex here, but he still doesn't seem to just go with it, it's like he fights it, and he needs to realize that sex is just as much a part of the YSL legacy as color, romance and tailoring.

That said, I definitely get a Belle de Jour vibe here, just not as subversive as with Prada in Milan. The caging, the lingerie, the hair, it's all there but I don't think he did it with a lot of conviction.

 

[JordanB]

It's a great collection though I am a bit disappointed.
Last season was AMAZING and I don't think anything could top that..

Maybe I just need some more time to take it all in.

 

[helmut.newton]

What the hell is this? I had to check that I was in the right thread!!

Worst collection Pilati has *ever* shown!

It was messy, badly executed, hideous in parts and personally, I felt it was way too dark and melancholic for Spring.

I'm SO disappointed!!! I'm such a Pilati fan but this is just inexcusable. It's ugly and boring.