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Report: Vaccarello to Replace Slimane at YSL, Says Source

French luxury group Kering is expected to imminently announce that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello will be the new creative director of fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.

News & Analysis

Report: Vaccarello to Replace Slimane at YSL, Says Source

French luxury group Kering is expected to imminently announce that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello will be the new creative director of fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent.


News & Analysis

Kering Confirms Hedi Slimane Exit from YSL

Hedi Slimane is exiting Yves Saint Laurent. The news was confirmed today in a brief joint statement issued by Yves Saint Laurent and Kering, the luxury group which owns the storied French brand.

News & Analysis

Kering Confirms Hedi Slimane Exit from YSL

Hedi Slimane is exiting Yves Saint Laurent. The news was confirmed today in a brief joint statement issued by Yves Saint Laurent and Kering, the luxury group which owns the storied French brand.


News & Analysis

Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences

BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?

News & Analysis

Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences

BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2016

At the end of a complex fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2016

At the end of a complex fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.


Fashion Week

Saint Laurent: Cloaked in Mystique

Hedi Slimane's 23rd collection for Saint Laurent, “made at the reinstated couture ateliers in Paris and Angers," was a maximal exercise in minimal form.

Fashion Week

Saint Laurent: Cloaked in Mystique

Hedi Slimane's 23rd collection for Saint Laurent, “made at the reinstated couture ateliers in Paris and Angers," was a maximal exercise in minimal form.


Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.

Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.


News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?

News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?


News & Analysis

What Will Hedi Slimane Do Next?

At the Paris men's and couture shows, the front rows were buzzing with speculation on Hedi Slimane's rumoured departure from Saint Laurent and what the designer might do next.

News & Analysis

What Will Hedi Slimane Do Next?

At the Paris men's and couture shows, the front rows were buzzing with speculation on Hedi Slimane's rumoured departure from Saint Laurent and what the designer might do next.


Fashion Week

Hedi Slimane Does it Again

With his Spring collection​ for Saint Laurent​, ​Hedi Slimane's​ case for creativity faltered​ but his​ reputation as an arch-marketeer​ ​remained unsullied​.​

Fashion Week

Hedi Slimane Does it Again

With his Spring collection​ for Saint Laurent​, ​Hedi Slimane's​ case for creativity faltered​ but his​ reputation as an arch-marketeer​ ​remained unsullied​.​


News & Analysis

At Paris Menswear, Designers Doing a Hedi

Gripped by the 'lethal' blend of marketing and design as perfected by Slimane's Saint Laurent, Paris was largely devoid of fresh style statements, says Angelo Flaccavento.

News & Analysis

At Paris Menswear, Designers Doing a Hedi

Gripped by the 'lethal' blend of marketing and design as perfected by Slimane's Saint Laurent, Paris was largely devoid of fresh style statements, says Angelo Flaccavento.