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Did Yves Saint Laurent just deliver the season’s best collection? After renouncing Paris Fashion Week, the luxury brand returned with fierce street style

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Yves Saint Laurent’s womenswear spring/summer 2022 presentation at Paris Fashion Week mixed classicism with a fierce street vibe. Photo: EPA-EFE
Yves Saint Laurent’s womenswear spring/summer 2022 presentation at Paris Fashion Week mixed classicism with a fierce street vibe. Photo: EPA-EFE
Paris Fashion Week

  • After going digital during the pandemic, high fashion maisons like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermès returned to the live runway
  • A-listers like Catherine Deneuve and former French first lady Carla Bruni admired Anthony Vaccarello’s new creations, showcased in front of the Eiffel Tower

Paris Fashion Week is back after a coronavirus-related hiatus. The high fashion world went mainly digital for a year over the pandemic, but big hitters like Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton are finally returning to the live runway this season. The must-have accessories? The face mask and health pass, bien sûr.

A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on September 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on September 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Former French first lady Carla Bruni and actress Catherine Deneuve looked up to the sky in awe as the Eiffel Tower sparkled at the strike of 8pm.

A model presents a creation by Yves Saint Laurent near the Eiffel Tower during the womenswear spring/summer 2022 collection show in Paris on September 28, during Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP
A model presents a creation by Yves Saint Laurent near the Eiffel Tower during the womenswear spring/summer 2022 collection show in Paris on September 28, during Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

Models present creations from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on September 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
Models present creations from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on September 28. Photo: EPA-EFE

The storied house of Yves Saint Laurent famously said it was renouncing the Paris Fashion Week calendar. But on Tuesday, September 28, it changed its mind, coming back on the first major day of shows. And we’re thankful it did, as it might it be crowned the season’s best collection so far.

A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by Saint Laurent fashion house in front of the Eiffel Tower during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 28 September 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE

Oozing sex appeal and glamour, designer Anthony Vaccarello was in a confident mood, breaking out of his normally restrictive short-skirted silhouettes for a bold collection that twinned style with provocation.