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Style – Saint Laurent classics
Just hearing the words Saint Laurent conjures up an image to our minds. It’s a cafe on the left-bank in Paris, in the early 1960s. There’s strong coffee and crusty bread and a beautiful girl smoking a Gauloise. We’re dressed for the part in typical French style, nothing too fussy, everything impeccable. It could only be at that place, at that moment.
Or could it?
When Hedi Slimane came to the helm of Saint Laurent this year, no one was quite sure what would happen. He’d been there before, sure, from 1997 to 1999, but after the Tom Ford days with their perfectionism and utter chic, Slimane seemed like a wild card. He is one of the men credited with the invention of ‘skinny’ trousers, for example. And, furthermore, the first thing he did was remove the ‘Yves’ from the Saint Laurent brand.
But the risk paid off, and Slimane’s debut collection for Saint Laurent garnered rave reviews. He paid his respects to the tradition of the house, while adding a fresh, modern twist.
That’s not to say that Saint Laurent isn’t still one of the best places to go for classics. The pieces are beautifully made, wonderfully tailored – they fit like a dream, allowing for movement and breathing while also looking streamlined and, almost impossibly for off-the-peg, with an almost made-to-measure fit.
Here we present some of the classic Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane pieces. Every man should have at least one of these in his wardrobe.
All pieces are available at 32-33 Old Bond Street. For more information visit ysl.com or call 020 7493 1800.
White Dylan cotton shirt, £300
Single breasted jacket in polyester and jacquard, £1,285
Black denim jeans, £300
Black leather card holder, £130
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