Anthony Vaccarello returned to Saint Laurent’s home on the Left Bank of Paris at Rue de Bellechasse for his Summer 25 show this week.
For his latest collection, he was inspired by the personal style of the house’s founder, Yves Saint Laurent.
As Vaccarello explains in the notes which accompanied the collection “The relevance of Saint Laurent clothes is distilled from the independent attitude of the woman who wears them. Her contradictions reflect Yves Saint Laurent’s own persona, in which artful sophistication coexisted with instinctual desire.”
To illustrate this, part of the collection recalls Yves Saint Laurent’s way of dressing, with fluid suits and jackets over blazers. Meanwhile, a different side of the same character emerges in a more opulent skirt-dominated section. These ensembles echo the vibrant garments often seen in the works of painters the House founder cherished.
The set for the show was inspired by its founder too, specifically, Yves’ famous gardens in Marrakech.
