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Anthony Vaccarello Turns To An ‘80s YSL And Paloma Picasso For Saint Laurent’s Spring 2022 Collection

In the words of Vaccarello himself, "a glamorous toughness.” - by Diandra Malivindi
  • 29 Sep 2021
Anthony Vaccarello Turns To An ‘80s YSL And Paloma Picasso For Saint Laurent’s Spring 2022 Collection

There's no denying that Anthony Vaccarello is a master when it comes to drawing on the elements.

This time, Saint Laurent's Spring 2022 ready-to-wear collection was showcased with the help of Paris' Eiffel Tower—and its incomparable sparkle—lighting up both the evening sky and the runway.

The collection cheekily played on propriety, showcasing fitted jackets with exaggerated shoulders, slim ankle-length skirts and cigarette trousers, starkly contrasted by chain mail vests and skin-tight bodysuits artfully draped over the body, leaving risky cutouts and twists of fabric taken straight from ’80s dresses Vaccarello found in the YSL archive. Rose print motifs echoed a sense of femininity throughout the 62-piece collection, along with injections of electric blues and poppy reds to inspire those long overdue for a disco debut.

But that wasn't all that glistened. Vaccarello's latest collection became a force of nature, simply because it was inspired by the spirit of another.

This time around, the French fashion house turned back time, drawing on the brand’s most influential muse, Paloma Picasso. Far from living in the shadow of her artist father, Vaccarello paid homage to a specific moment in time when YSL’s late co-founder, Pierre Berge, spotted Picasso and Monsieur Saint Laurent at a gathering.

“For a long time, I wanted to transpose this meeting between Paloma Picasso and Yves Saint Laurent, whose importance few realise in the designer’s creative journey,” says Vaccarello. “It is a moment to which I am sensitive as a designer, because for me it is the defining moment when Saint Laurent’s fashion creativity became a style.”

Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022

The French-Spanish designer played a pivotal role in convincing a haute couture-devoted Saint Laurent to turn YSL into the sophisticated, risk-taking seductress it is today. And clearly, her everlasting influence continues to do so. The art of subversive seduction, of which Saint Laurent is known for, ever present throughout Vaccarello’s most recent offering.

Picasso’s trademarks were scattered generously throughout the collection, with dark hair, scarlet pouts and androgynous influence reigning supreme in almost every look.

“She projected a glamorous toughness,” Vaccarello revealed at a preview, days before the show. “And it was a way for her to move through the world and hold her own.”

Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022

The collection celebrated sensuality not simply through a sex-inspired gaze, but rather by redefinition through the collection’s commemoration of someone as empowered and unapologetically seductive as Picasso. 

Of course, sexuality doesn’t equal femininity. Vaccarello’s use of masculine tailoring said as much, sporting three-quarter-length sleeves and structured shoulders, a shape in which Vaccarello implored “to fix all those oversized jackets I am tired of seeing on Instagram; just to show what a well-cut jacket is.”

However, playfulness had its time in the spotlight, showcased through the collection’s accessories. Pop Art bright leather gloves, glitzy jewellery, the Tribute platform in black patent leather, the clutch bag slipped into the waistband of the pants—most of which were odes to style choices that Picasso implored. 

A redefinition of womanhood, Picasso’s sexual emancipation saw her toe the line between gender and physicality, all during  the rise of feminism in the ’70s. Much like the revolution Saint Laurent is known for, the return of the body and sexiness, in general, is welcomed in 2021.

As for Vaccarello? His Spring 2022 collection is a celebration of unapologetic sensuality and women holding agency over their bodies, courtesy of Saint Laurent’s greatest influence. And well, a little hint of ‘80s disco never hurts.

Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Saint Laurent Spring 2022
Diandra Malivindi
Diandra Malivindi
Diandra Malivindi is the Digital Beauty Writer for ELLE and marie claire Australia.

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