YSL names Slimane new creative director
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Models present creations by Italian designer Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent during the Fall/Winter 2012-2013 ready-to-wear collection show, on March 5, 2012 in Paris. This was the final collection for the French fashion house by Pilati.
March 7, 2012
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PARIS—Yves Saint Laurent has named former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane as its new creative director, ending months of speculation about the future direction of the house.
Yves Saint Laurent and parent company PPR announced the appointment in a statement Wednesday, the last day of Paris Fashion Week and the climax of the fall-winter ready-to-wear season.
Slimane replaces Stefano Pilati, who presented his final YSL collection on Monday, a show with fatalistic tinges that channeled black and chainmail, redolent of combat and self-defense.
Slimane worked for YSL earlier in his career, as artistic director of menswear until 2000.
CEO Paul Deneve said the arrival of Slimane "heralds a promising new chapter in the story of the maison."
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