"Yves Saint Laurent is not about the past and it s not about the future. It is eminently contemporary," said Pierre Bergé before the show began. Truer words could not have been spoken. Alber Elbaz created a collection that perfectly captures the fashion moment "designed for a woman who desires traditions with a twist, who thinks big and lives fast." Classic Saint Laurent favorites looked better than ever--tuxedo suits with chiffon shirts, evening dresses brimming with flou français and sexy tops with oversized cowl necks. But there were also sharp new pieces, like a series of semitransparent green, fuchsia, blue and plum suits; hard-edged tan leather dresses; plastic paillette gowns; python overcoats and Amazon-inspired silk shirts with leaf motifs. Clearly, Saint Laurent s strong, gutsy woman is still very much in vogue—and, thankfully, it looks like we ll be seeing plenty of her in the future.
