He told the Wall Street Journal of Hedi Slimane’s latest collection (which has garnered comparisons to thrift stores and cheap high street shops), “I adored it; it’s exactly what needed to be done.”
Two different Yves Saint Laurent biopics are in the works, and the rivalry is starting to heat up. Who do you think will come out on top? {WWD}
While everyone else is talking about the looks they can’t wait to wear from the New York fashion week shows, here are the wildest and least wearable ones. {HuffPo}
The red carpet mini-me’s we saw after the Golden Globes are back with a Grammys edition, and they’re just as cute. {US Weekly}
Ever wondered how a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model prepares for her big cover? Here’s what Kate Upton did to look her best. {People StyleWatch}
Lately it seems like reunions are everywhere: the Beverly Hills gang in Old Navy commercials, Entertainment Weekly‘s Reunions Issue, the upcoming Arrested Development reunion (the only one that truly matters, let’s get real). Funnily enough, no one called us to see who we’d like to see reunited, so we thought we’d make our own list. We’re not ones to be left out of a trend after all! We put our thinking caps on to come up with ten fashion reunions we’d like to see here at Fashionista – we will even moderate. It’s guaranteed to be way chicer than your high school reunion.
A true end is in sight for the now-18 month long Louboutin vs. YSL trademark case, thanks to YSL being super cool about everything.
YSL is being the nice guy for once (we kid) and filed a motion today to dismiss all counterclaims against Louboutin, a lawyer for YSL has confirmed.
Need a little recap on the red-sole lawsuit? We’re here to help.
Almost 300 original sketches from Yves Saint Laurent’s personal collection are missing. The saga spans four decades, stretches between two continents and implicates some pretty important fashion people–but the timing of this mystery prompted some to wonder whether it was YSl’s attempt to wag the dog after that whole Cathy Horyn/Hedi Slimane feud. {TheCut}
It’s been a wait of almost ten years, but Zara Home has finally made its way across the pond. The online shopping site launched in the US today. {SHEFinds}
Plus-size model Robyn Lawley’s swimwear shoot for Cosmopolitan Australia will transport you to warm places on this wet and windy fall day. {Huffington Post}
Yves Saint Laurent would have turned 76 years old today, so to honor the womenswear giant’s legacy, we’ve made him some birthday cards in the style of his maison’s logo through the years. First up: Our take on the original Saint Laurent Rive Gauche logo, complete with raspberry and blood orange colored highlights. We’ve thrown Read more →
Pictures from Will and Kate’s secluded island honeymoon getaway were snapped by a super stealthy paparazzo, and now it’s plastered on the cover of an Australian tabloid. {Shine}
Antwerp-based designer Christian Wijnants has been named this year’s International Woolmark European prize winner, the same award that kick-started the careers of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld. {Vogue UK}
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West stepped out in West Hollywood yesterday looking like total twinsies. {HuffPo Style}
Saint Laurent Paris Does The Timewarp: On Wednesday, we reported that Yves Saint Laurent might be dropping the “Yves” as a means of rebranding the label under the direction of Hedi Slimane, and the very next day the storied fashion house confirmed, sending countless tweeters, bloggers and writers into a tizzy. We, on the other hand, started to think about what would happen if other design houses were to do the same.
Kate Upton’s Busy, Busy Week: The busty blonde graced the cover of GQ (which coincidentally channeled Azealia Banks in her latest music video for “Jumanji”), spoke onscreen about her love of America (and large breasts) and even taught Jimmy Fallon how to Cat Daddy. How’d she do it all? With some seriously genius self-marketing skills.
Asian Beauty Products That Might Just Save Your Skin: Okay, so maybe they won’t save your skin, but they’re certainly bizarre and intriguing enough to warrant a test-run. From charcoal shampoo to a chin contour mask to collagen-boosting marshmallows, we’re curious to see what will be first to hit the shelves of Sephora first (or, alternatively, be banned by the FDA).
Model-Turned-Actress, Everybody’s Doing It: Models are good looking people, and so are actresses. Actresses appear on magazine covers, and so do models. So it makes sense that models might whet their palates and give acting a try, right? Right. We rounded up the many, many models who have transitioned from runway to silver screen and analyzed how seamlessly and successfully they made the jump.
Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of Flaunt. PARIS–Even before the last model, Elza Luijendjik, passed the halfway mark on her return down the long wooden runway at the Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie last night at YSL, you could hear the cheers from backstage. They got louder and louder as she approached the Read more →
Next Monday, Stefano Pilati will send his final collection for Yves Saint Laurent down the runway after eight years as the French house’s creative director, it was announced on Monday. This news got us thinking about the history of the house and all of the talented designers who have passed through its hallowed doors. From Read more →
Loulou de la Falaise, the iconic muse and collaboratrice of Yves Saint Laurent died yesterday. She was 63.
In a 2002 New Yorker article about Yves Saint Laurent, writer Judith Thurman called “the quintessential Rive Gauche haute bohémienne” by the New Yorker, de la Falaise’s style served as the inspiration for YSL’s Le Smoking suit and YSL’s classic sheer blouse, a style de la Falaise often wore herself.
In addition to serving as muse and constant companion to Yves Saint Laurent, de la Falaise designed accessories for the iconic French house. As Cathy Horyn writes in her On the Runway post remembering de la Falaise, her “chunky bracelets and necklaces…helped establish the YSL look.” After Saint Laurent retired in 2002, de la Falaise launched her own ready-to-wear line, sold in a namesake boutique she opened on Rue Cambon.
We thought it fitting to remember Loulou de la Falaise through her incredible influential style. Take a look.
Today would have been the 75th birthday of fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent. While the man himself may no longer be with us, his legacy is among the most poignant in contemporary fashion.
In honor of YSL’s birthday, we take a look back on his most unique and memorable designs, as well as a look at the life of the man himself.
So take a peek into the history of YSL. It’s great inspiration.
