/fa/ - Fashion

its just saint laurent now

i think its shrugworthy for the most part. hedi is stuck in 2008 as far as i can tell

>>7089405
ah shit

why the name change

>>7089405
just keeping calling it YSL to spite him

>>7089445

>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/fashion/hedi-slimanes-first-year-at-saint-laurent.html

There's gotta be more people on here who know more about YSL

don't own anything but I like stuff from both YSL and SLP. I also like how much kanye hates eddy slime man now.

>>7089532

What is there that you need to know about it?

>>7089532
i have a few pieces from the saint laurent collection, notably the duffle and varsity. fall winter 2013 has so much wearable stuff in it, hoping to get some scarves next. didn't really take a liking to spring summer 14 though

>>7089544
>kanye hates eddy slime man now.
why come

>>7089545
I wanted to know in what areas they excel and what works they are most renowned for, and I wanted to see what pieces anyone on this website owned.

I have a Tom Ford era Rive Gauche suit, you can really tell where he got his tailoring standards from with his own line.

>>7089551
Slimane said if you want to come to my show you have to promise not to go to anyone else's show.

>>7089562
>>7089562
cont.

also, dude op gtfo. its pic related now

>>7089568
I thought we were calling it YSL out of spite?

Love SLP, copped their black hoodie recently. Not sure what to buy next thinking a pair of the black leather low tops and maybe a tshirt. Also OP I own the black and white suede high tops and they're pretty sweet/

I own the white lows from the permanent collection and lurve them 2 death. I chose them over CP's because they accommodate wide feet and the sole doesn't look as chunky. Currently eyeing the black jeans to hit sale too.

>>7089551
>most renowned for
Le Smoking tuxedo suit and first to feature black models for his runway show

>>7089578
>>7089452
They will continue to carry a line of YSL products in addition to Saint Laurent.

>>7089788
>they accommodate wide fee
fuck yes this is what I need. Are the high tops also accomodating to wide feet and size down or TTS?

Also really they were the first to ever feature blk models? DO you know what show?

>>7089551

The legacy of Saint Laurent the man:

-Le Smoking
-The saharienne/sahara jacket
-The Trapeze silhouette
-Fine art references
-The move of high fashion towards ready-to-wear

>>7090262
Yeah, they're practically the same so go TTS. Their website offers .5 sizes so you can try buying from them, but check their return policy first. And yes, the insoles are removable.

>Also really they were the first to ever feature blk models? DO you know what show?
I can't remember, but it was mentioned in the his documentary L'Amour Fou, which I highly recommend. It mainly focuses on his personal life but there is a lot of info. My guess was it happened in the 70s/80s Another thing Yves did was be the FIRST designer to come out with a full RTW line.

Another thing about Yves himself: While working for Christian Dior, Christian chose Yves to be his successor.

who is this man??

is he gay??

>>7090313
fuckin fag

>>7090307
>is he gay??
What does it matter if he is?
>Yes, but he played mostly with women first.

>>7090307

Yes. I love seeing old photos of him at work.

what type of people wear SLP?

Like rich soccer moms or twinks in highschools at hollywood or what?

>>7090317

>>7090295
same class as lagerfield

>ysl makes kl look like he's drawing stick figures
>hired by dior himself
>chosen as first succsessor to dior
>leaves dior after military draft drama
>sues dior
>starts own label

hijinx ensue

and the man dies with his memory of ysl rive gauche being dragged through the mud by hip hop, and seeing it left in shambles as the creative director at the time leaves for..dior...retires then comes back to YSL

saint laurent didn't get to slimane fail at dior and return to the house of YSL when he became broke

/thats what u get for joining enemy house bitch

>>7090319
celebrities, children of wealthy people, aging losers like slimane himself

>>7090295
>Fine art references
That motherfucker's places were filled with so much shit, it was RIDICULOUS. I cried. But his Moroccan pad doe.

>>7090319
you described the waning market that was ysl, and why they brought in hedi. they're going after youth now. pretty much everything has a 'rockstar' vibe.

>>7090319

A lot of these large fashion houses with LARGE product ranges have tons of different customers. You've got gowns for socialites, kicky cocktail dresses for rich girls, chunky cardigans for rich boys, sharp suits for working guys, leather jackets for guys looking for an investment, etc.

>>7090326
>saint laurent didn't get to slimane fail at dior and return to the house of YSL when he became broke
wut

Was YSL a top/bottom/powerbottom?

>>7090332

YSL wasn't waning. The prominence of the ready-to-wear maybe wasn't there, but the shoes and accessories had been a mainstay at all major high-end retailers after Pilati took over and were accounting for lots of same-store sales growth.

What are the most popular fashion brands and where does SLP/YSL rank amongst them? ie chanel dior etc

>>7090346
i meant their sales in that market were diminishing. that's when hedi hopped on.

So where are these shoes made? Italy? And are they made on conveyor belts or by hand?

How's the durability? Anyone have fit pics?

>>7090337
heidi returned to fashion after his forray into photography (cited as reason for leaving DH) failed harder sasha grey's modeling career

>>7090348
imo YSL was going down, but since Hedi is there and has full control, things are looking better

>>7090326
>>ysl makes kl look like he's drawing stick figures
Did you recently hear about a ton of his sketches that recently surfaced? http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/building-a-mystery-7064928

>>7090360
They're made in Italy and probably by hand. Hold on for pics.

>>7090355

In terms of what? The bulk of the business is fragrance and accessories anyway, which were booming upon Pilati's departure. Kering was looking for a way to get the label back to the forefront of what people talk about and shoot for editorials, but the sales numbers were never the motivation for replacing Pilati. It's why the rumors about him going had been going on for years; there was no reputable, believable successor and the business was still chugging along.

>>7090367
>Hold on for pics.

>>7090371
fragrance =/= house of YSL
they did see revenue from the amount of fragrance barring their name through licensing
but not enough to move clothes.

generally a consumer who is buying a $50 bottle of fragrance isn't going to associate the fragrance with hey, im going to buy a $2500 dress.

usually the consumer with a collection of fragrances, owns no designer pieces. and probably sources their clothing from low end mass market aimed brands such as micheal kors or coach
acsesories:

meaning niggers buying those YSL cartoony letter buckles, not necessairly

>>7090326
>>sues dior
why

>>7090387
the house of dior, they fired him, breach of contract

dior was dead for a year or 2 back then

keep in mind kennedy was still alive during all of that

>>7090389

A $50 fragrance by millions of units even as a percent owed for a license is still a greater source of revenue the sale of a handful of extremely expensive prêt-à-porter dresses.

>>7090387

A lot of this information is easily found in several biographies of the man and even on Wikipedia.

>>7090360
>>7090376
http://www.styleforum.net/t/175691/finally-an-official-baller-sneaker-thread-300-minimum/18300_100#post_6137612 here is this for now

>>7090402
aint nobody got time for that

>>7090409
the black low ones look real good

but the white high tops not so much, but I think that's because of how bunched up the pants are.

i own a perfume from YSL, it's reeeeally old and it's called opium and it makes me smell like an old lady

i have chanel perfume too and it makes me smell like an old lady

why the fuck do all designer brand perfumes smell like old people seriously i think cheap brands smell better/more youthful

>>7090409
thanks my nig

I've hung on to this pic forever as inspo, is this saint laurent suiting? It has always felt that way to me but I can't quite tell.

It's always been my ideal for how to look in a suit while not being completely formal.

>>7090423
chanel no 5 is one of the most important fragrances of all time, and when it was new it was absolutely avant garde; it was so important and so influential that it was widely copied, right down to the scent of cheap soap and cleaning chemicals, not that they can come anywhere near matching the appeal.

you can like what you like, but it's a little disingenuous to slam great fragrances because they don't meet your expectations. as young as i am, and even when i was younger i tended to find fragrances targeting youth demographics are cloying and one dimensional, but that's just my >opinion

>>7090421
>>7090418
The whites in that pic are lows

These are the highs
http://www.styleforum.net/t/175691/finally-an-official-baller-sneaker-thread-300-minimum/18200_100#post_6121263

and

http://www.styleforum.net/t/175691/finally-an-official-baller-sneaker-thread-300-minimum/18200_100#post_6125069

>>7090429
>MVQ

is it just me or are those not as modest as I thought they would be?

They look like they would draw a fuckload of attention.

>>7090424
Based on those lapels, no. It's Public School and I think they're based in NY.

http://www.bloginity.com/2013/02/public-school-mens-fall-2013/

>>7090438
>http://www.bloginity.com/2013/02/public-school-mens-fall-2013/
Thank you kind anon

>>7090437
>is it just me or are those not as modest as I thought they would be?
>They look like they would draw a fuckload of attention.
That nigga god skinny legs. That's why they stack like that. I'd personally have my pants cover the top portion of the highs.

>>7090442
You're welcome. Try doing a Google reverse image search next time and try and pick the most relevant link.

>>7090447
wonder if they will go on sale this winter

would cop on the quickness if they got down to $300

>>7090437
What's MVQ, btw?

>>7090456
mon visage quand
my face when

>>7090343

>>7090457
The highs from the permanent collection? They should since they were on sale in the summer to make way for FW gear. I've seen them get that low, but you're going to have to do some serious digging to find it and order them ASAP.

>>7090462
Ahh. I remember now thanks.

YSL on mah belt buckle
yall niggas shur is lookin'

>>7090484
this is the type of shit that makes me not want to buy ysl

>>7090491
>kimochi

hehehehehehehe

general ignorant nigger wear

>>7090496
wwwwwww

>>7090503
fuck there it is again

>>7090431
i said they smelled old (or more specifically like old people), not that i hated them. wouldn't really call that "slamming", i still wear them

>>7090505
What is a negation to that process of thought, "spending a large sum of money on something mainstream that niggers wear."

It's one thing when you were on high school and purchased mall-rat vans, nikes, whatever, but it's different when it comes to purchasing items that are $300-$500.

Spending that much on an item that has an association with degenerate niggers.

>>7090484
this is why hedi totally changed the brand's direction. before he stepped in, it was headed towards givenchy tier nigoid territory.

I'm sure most of the hate about the name change is from all those nigoids that bought the gaudy $500 YSL belt and matching tee.

>>7090566

i can't see nigoid catching on

>>7090580
call them whatever you want. i talking about the "started from the bottom, no we're here" demographic.

nawatimsayin?

>>7090593
That's arguably most of the Chinese market right there.

And Stefano Pilati was not doing a Givenchy, he didn't know WHAT he wanted to do, that was the problem.

>>7090593
I thought versace was the ultimate nigoid brand. VERSACE VERSACE medusae head on me like im illuminati

>>7090423

If it's an old bottle hold on to it and sell it to a collector. Well-made perfumes concentrate and age and collectors will shell out for full bottles of well-kept stock.

>>7090505
What does "wwwwww" mean again? I done 4got.

>>7090601
>That's arguably most of the Chinese market right there.
Apparently their taste is beginning to change and are beginning to buy more discreet accessories and handbags.

>>7091411
"hahaha" in japanese

they just hold W down for as long as they are laughing

dem nips

>>7092544
gotcha. thanks.