Yves Saint Laurent to be renamed Saint Laurent Paris – what will become of...
When I first heard the rumor that Yves Saint Laurent‘s new creative director Hedi Slimane was looking to change the iconic French luxury house’s name, admittedly, I scoffed. “Silly slow-news-day gossip...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow carries Hedi Slimane’s first bag for Yves Saint Laurent
UPDATE: WE HAVE CLOSE-UPS OF THE BAG! CHECK AFTER THE JUMP FOR MORE. At the tail end of Friday, when I was too zoned out thinking about the upcoming holiday weekend and the impending arrival of New...
View ArticleYves Saint Laurent Cabas ChYc will stick around after Saint Laurent Paris switch
Fans of the incredibly popular Yves Saint Laurent Cabas ChYc Bag, you can breathe a sigh of relief: Hedi Slimane, Yves Sain- oops, Saint Laurent Paris‘ new creative director, is sticking with the...
View ArticleDoes a designer’s bad behavior turn you off of a brand?
If you keep up with fashion industry gossip, you probably already know what this is all about. If not, let me give you a bit of background: Hedi Slimane’s first women’s collection as creative director...
View ArticleFill in the blank: The Yves Saint Laurent ChYc Medium Python Tote Bag is…
I’ve been open and honest about my love of the extremely beautiful Yves Saint Laurent Chyc Bag. This bag is easy to love – everything about it is beautiful, but also a bit demure. There are so many...
View ArticleThe Saint Laurent Paris Classic Duffel is definitely not the next Celine...
Predicting the future is hard, and almost no one does it well. The more information you have, the more educated your guess becomes, but in fashion, divining the potential aesthetic whims of the public...
View ArticleHilary Duff’s awesome bag collection just keeps coming, this time with Yves...
There is SO a “Many Bags of Hilary Duff” post coming down the pipeline. In the past few weeks alone, Hilary has been rolling out some fab bag choices – first the Givenchy Antigona, then a Goyard Tote...
View ArticleThe Yves Saint Laurent Cabas ChYc is now the Saint Laurent Paris Cabas Classique
Details on how Yves Saint Laurent would transition to become Saint Laurent Paris have only become more muddled as time has worn on. When Hedi Slimane was announced as the brand’s new creative director...
View ArticleUPDATE: The Saint Laurent Paris Cabas plot thickens…
Last week, we noticed a slightly modified Yves Saint Laurent Cabas ChYc Bag had just popped up on the Nordstrom website as the Saint Laurent Paris Cabas Classique, and it seemed as though we all knew...
View ArticleNew Saint Laurent Bags Land at Net-a-Porter
The closer we get to spring (actual spring, not fashion spring – fashion spring has been here since September), the more interesting the whole Saint Laurent handbag situation gets. At this point, we...
View ArticleSaint Laurent does its own version of the Hermes Birkin
Late last week, I received a text from a friend, asking if I had seen “the new Saint Laurent Birkin.” This friend and I share (negative) feelings about new Saint Laurent creative director Hedi Slimane...
View ArticleFergie carries Saint Laurent’s new Cabas to a recording session
Fergie Ferg was recently snapped exiting a recording studio in NYC, wearing what looks to be a minidress made out of a 1980s windbreaker (though I’m sure it’s designer – anyone care to ID?) and...
View ArticleThe Saint Laurent Cabas now comes in pricey alligator
In scouring the Internet for our article on the Internet’s most expensive luxury handbags, one thing became clear: even if a brand doesn’t do much to actively promote its most expensive pieces, almost...
View ArticleSaint Laurent would like to remind you (in bag form) that the YSL logo is not...
To me, the Saint Laurent Cassandre Small Tassel Crossbody Bag felt pretty aggressive at first – considering all the branding kerfuffle that the company has gone through since the advent of Hedi...
View ArticleBag Battles: Saint Laurent vs. Maiyet
When I first saw the Maiyet Sophie Shoulder Bag, I spent a couple hours turning it over in the back of my mind, trying to remember what exactly it reminded me of. There was something about the...
View ArticleFinally, a Saint Laurent Bag I Would Buy at Full Price
As some of you noted last week, I’ve been as critical of Hedi Slimane and his short creative tenure at Saint Laurent as pretty much anybody. I don’t care for how the designer behaves himself, which is...
View ArticleMan Bag Monday: Yep, Saint Laurent Makes Man Bags, Too
Considering the beloved menswear collections that Hedi Slimane created as the head of Dior Homme, it’s perhaps no surprise that his men’s clothes at Saint Laurent feel like they’ve found their groove...
View ArticleFergie Still Loves Her Saint Laurent Bag
Here’s Fergie toting her trusty Saint Laurent Ligne Y Tote around Santa Monica. As you can see, she is still heavily pregnant. Thankfully, she’s staying out of her signature platform pumps and trekking...
View ArticleSelma Blair Carries a Sunshine-y Saint Laurent Bag
A newly blond Selma Blair was recently spotted carrying a Saint Laurent Classic Duffle in yellow while taking her son Arthur to a playdate in LA. Selma is a favorite of Marc Jacobs, and it would seem...
View ArticleGo Ahead And Guess How Much This Saint Laurent Bag Costs
I mean, really. Just go ahead and guess how much the Saint Laurent Betty Borsa Mini Shoulder Bag costs. Get your number in your head and you’ll find me after the jump, where I’ll be chuckling to myself...
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