EYEWEAR: SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO, THE MONOGRAM COLLECTION

In these times where all invent themself as designers, where a precise style can be used by anyone at any time, it is increasingly difficult to find the real creative, the quality not only material but also practical. So it has to investigate the past to intercept indelible moments, men and women from the great cultural consciousness and the symbols become allegories of their aesthetic message. And that’s what did Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent with the creation of the Monogram sunglasses spring – summer 2017 collection.

It was the Ukrainian artist Adolphe Jean Marie Mouron, alias Cassandre, to realize in 1963 the famous logo of the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house, right at the request of the designer. From that moment was the history of fashion to talk about: elegance, a subtle provocation and an impeccable silhouette have proven over the years to be the constants of the Parisian fashion house, now led by Italian-Belgian designer.

With Monogram, Vaccarello brings back the famous “Y”, removed when creative director became Hedi Slimane, on a clothe, an accessory, signed Saint Laurent – recalling thus the opening performance of the first show as a fashion house designer in 2016, where a crane has joined again the letter in question to those remaining, or “SL”.

The logo is made of metal and, for the occasion, it has been interpreted and applied on the temples of the frames in acetate, often polished by hand, from the female form and retro inspiration, as well as, in the aviator model, with YSL logo on the left lens . The colors are classic black and white, shades of military aviator shades and some incursion like red and yellow. Welcome back YSL.

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ph courtesy: press office