Hedi Does Saint Laurent Drag

First off ignore the hats. Everyone found them distracting....

But the 'monumnetal' premiere collection Hedi Slimane designed for Saint Laurent seems, well, more like a thesis on well worn YSL motifs

All the tried and true tropes (Verushcka safari jackets: Check; Betty Catroux: Check; Le Smoking: Check) were there minus some ornate Ballet Russe details and models of color (Seriously: 

M. Saint Laurent loved a model of color and with this topic still hotly debated this was a huge miss for Slimane) 

I'm not saying the collection isn't salable and that Slimane's signature aspiration slim fit wasn't present, I'm just sayin' it ain't re-inventing the wheel. 

And that was a lot of hype for an homage.  

Au Revoir, Loulou

Long time Yves Saint Laurent muse, Loulou de la Falaise be dead and fashion loses an icon

They met at a tea party in 1968 and the rest was history. Redefining collections of chunky jewels and "le smoking" jacket later and Loulou was a part of the YSL history-making machine

(The oft photographed stylish trio: Loulou, Yves and Betty Catroux)

Darlin', you're joining that all nite dance party fabulous guest list with Yves, Nan Kempner, Diana Vreeland and Halston in heaven.

Hope to be sitting at your banquet someday

(Loulou, 4th from the left at Studio 54 with the fashion flock)