PARIS–Stefano Pilati’s reign at Yves Saint Laurent can’t be described as anything else but a roller coaster. Sometimes he’s lauded, at other times mocked.
In a season when other designers have been inspired by his master’s Le Smoking suit, safari jackets, and other ’70s styles, Pilati looked to the archives with flamenco dresses and perfect pants.
The collection, shown in an impossibly small but extravagant room in Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, was mix of black, white and jewel-toned colors. The shoes in particular–several styles of shapely wedges–are sure to be a hit. As will the not-so-ordinary workwear. The flamenco dresses? Editorial perfection.
Former YSL exec, current Barneys CEO Mark Lee, sat right across from me during the show. His kept a poker face, but there’s no doubting Barneys will be buying YSL yet again this season.
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loved the long navy sheer dress and fur jacket and skirt at the end
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I’d been pondering if Pilati was the subject of one of your blind items in the spring. Referring to a label that was celebrated for its’ accessories and ignored for the first time for its’ fall RTW. After you reassured me it wasn’t MJ, I could only imagine it would be YSL.
Guess that won’t be a problem this year, and it looks like he fit in a fair dose of colour. Requisite for YSL, and for Anna.