"The Saint Laurent show, which opened Paris fashion week on Monday night, began with a pussy-bow blouse and ended with a ruffled dress you could fold up, pac-a-mac style, and pop in your handbag. The label's creative director, Anthony Vaccarello, is not known for practicality. But he can spin a story using clothes within 10 minutes. Here, under a perfectly clear night sky in front of the Eiffel Tower, an army of mesdames stalked a Parisian garden dressed by the designer's own admission for cruising."
"Pussy-bow blouses so named because people tied ribbons around their cats in the 30s were popularised by Yves when he dressed women in suits in the 1960s. Later worn by Margaret Thatcher, Nancy Reagan and Kamala Harris, they came to symbolise an invasion of typically male-dominated workplaces, particularly in politics. Paired here with voluminous leather blousons and caps, they took on a more sexualised overtone. Elsewhere, jewel-coloured nylon trench coats with just a pair of knickers underneath we"
The Saint Laurent show opened Paris fashion week on Monday night with a pussy-bow blouse and ended with a ruffled dress that folded pac-a-mac style for a handbag. Anthony Vaccarello staged the show under a clear sky in front of the Eiffel Tower, sending an army of mesdames through a Parisian garden dressed, by his admission, for cruising. Pussy-bow blouses recalled Yves Saint Laurent’s codes and later political figures, representing an invasion of male workplaces and here paired with voluminous leather blousons and caps for a sexualised edge. A runway shaped like the YSL logo used white hydrangeas and attracted high-profile attendees.
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