Saint Laurent Bags

Now, believe it or not, while critics haven't been too keen on Hedi Slimane's collection from Saint Laurent, IT DOESN'T MATTER. According to reports, his collection for Saint Laurent has been flying off the shelves. Yes, they're a hit on retail customers. And I guess that's all that matters, right?

Well, everything has now the Slimane DNA including the handbag. Looking at the new font, we're going to Celine direction. Right?

To be honest, I would buy the bags. Haha! I specifically liked the Du Jour bag (A Birkin ripoff), Classic Duffle, and Betty Bag. Even the old Saint Laurent bags (which still has the "Y") has been added with the new logo. I will still buy the Cabas bag. Hahaha.

With his ready to wear being a hit, I'm sure the handbags will be a hit too. I love it! :)

Spring 2013 Fashion Week in a Nutshell

First of all, I'm sorry that it took me one week to post again. Haha! Been very busy lately but don't worry, I'm still making sure to perform my blogging duties. :)

I'm sure all you fashionphiles out there know what happened this fashion week. This fashion week has more drama than any fashion week ever with a lot of debuts since last season had a lot of "departures."

Let's highlight the special events of the season: (Photos from style.com)

1. Liberty at Alexander Wang- Liberty Ross shocked everyone when she walked at NYFW particularly Alexander Wang. And as a closer, Wang showed glow in the dark dresses! Perfect for those parties huh?

2. THE SUPE IS HERE! - Naomi Campbell opens Zac Posen's show.

3.  Burberry goes metallic- Burberry went with metallics in a lot of hues! Way to go Christopher Bailey! :)

4. Prada is turning Japanese - after the art deco collection, Miuccia Prada showed an array of Japanese inspired dresses completed with floral prints, floral sunglasses, and those shoes to die for!

5. Jil Sander is back at Jil Sander- Jil Sander is back at her own label and made sure she's back.

6. Beth Ditto performs for Versus

7. Hakaan lost his collection- This is very devastating. As in THE WHOLE COLLECTION WAS LOST IN TRANSPORT! If it was stolen, shame on you! :(

8. People of fashion vs Cathy Horyn- Cathy Horyn was banned from the Saint Laurent show and Oscar de la Renta also had his share with Cathy Horyn. This one's a hot highlight! :)

9. Raf Simons debut RTW for Dior - J'adore this collection! It's a departure from his Jil Sander line but still has that Dior taste! :)

10.  Hedi for SLP - Hedi Slimane showed his debut collection for Saint Laurent. He squeezed the DNA of Saint Laurent. There were a lot of wearable clothes and it has promise.

11. The buzz at McQueen - Literally! The bee is here! Haha! I SUPER LOVE IT! :D

12. Chanel hula-hoops to the beach-each! - Chanel surely updated its bag to the maxima!

13. Checkerboards for you, Stripes for me- Marc Jacobs and his collection for Louis Vuitton always has this sense of continuity and it was further strengthened with this season's collection.

14. Celine is in! Fur for spring? Only by Celine!

What was your highlight of the season?

HEDI SLIMANE FOR YSL! CONFIRMED! MARC JACOBS FOR DIOR! AGAIN?

Hedi Slimane is confirmed by YSL as its new creative director.
Official Statement of YSL (from its Facebook page)

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR announce today the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of the maison Yves Saint Laurent. Slimane will assume total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections. In parallel with this new position, he will continue to pursue his career in photography.
Hedi Slimane thus returns to the fashion house where he was Artistic Director of Menswear until 2000.
“Hedi Slimane’s exceptional talent and understanding of the spirit of Yves Saint Laurent heralds a promising new chapter in the story of the maison”, said Paul Deneve, Chief Executive Officer of Yves Saint Laurent.
François-Henri Pinault, PPR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, added, “As one of the most important French fashion houses, Yves Saint Laurent today possesses formidable potential, which I am confident will be successfully harnessed and revealed through the vision of Hedi Slimane.”

 Meanwhile, the Marc Jacobs for Dior rumors are back again after Marc was spotted at the MiuMiu show. I don't get it. Miu Miu is not a conglomerate of LVMH. :) But whoever it might be (Haider Ackermann was again back as LVMH sent a bunch of flowers to his office), let's hope the critics will be nicer.

BTW, the Dior Fall 2012 was a slight improvement from the Spring 2012 show. There's still those "we got used to Galliano for Dior" but if LVMH wants Dior to be back in its glory then bring Galliano back. Or maybe they want Dior to be in a new direction (a direction I don't get).