Yves Saint Laurent F/W 2011 — Review

Story-telling   

Most design­ers cre­ate their col­lec­tion think­ing of a story they want to tell. This is a way of mak­ing more clear to the audi­ence what is their message.

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Inspiration & References   

Created in 1966, the Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women was the first to be inher­ited in pop­u­lar cul­ture. He empow­ered women installing the use of  suits and the pantsuit in modern-day soci­ety. This style was first pho­tographed by Helmut Newton in shoots that fea­ture androg­y­nous mod­els with slicked-back hair and mas­cu­line atti­tude. Also worn by many actresses like Catherine Deneuve and Bianca Jagger.

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In the col­lec­tion we can see a clear influ­ence of priests and nuns attire. The clear cuts and no embell­ish­ment reflect­ing an ele­gant aus­ter­ity is a clear state­ment for this season.

ysl F/W 2011 analysis- inspiration & references clerical attire

The cler­i­cal col­lar is sub­tly ref­er­enced if we observe the height, shape and stiff­ness of the blouses and jack­ets collars.

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The color palette is influ­enced by reli­gious black and white habits, adding a dash of pur­ple hue that rep­re­sents a high reli­gious hier­ar­chy or even royalty.

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Silhouettes   

 These are the out­fit sil­hou­ettes that remain through­out the collection.
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Main Outfits   

These are the 4 main out­fits that can sum-up the col­lec­tion. The designer plays with these sil­hou­ettes, col­ors, mate­ri­als, treat­ments and con­struc­tion to develop the full col­lec­tion. This is the way in which design­ers rein­force the pro­posal for the season.

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Constant Features
   

These shows how an idea is devel­oped by the designer. For eg. below, he re-designs the tuxedo cre­ated in 1966 by YSL

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