Saint Laurent Paris by Hedi Slimane. Cathy Horyn Isn't Impressed.

By Thedollsfactory.com @dollsfactory
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...about the sitting arrangemets

The front row was filled with VIPs...But many front-row editors, to their disgruntlement, were given second- and third-row seats, and some, including an editor from Le Monde, had to stand. While a lot of journalists don’t really care where they sit, the lack of professional courtesy smacked of ignorance or arrogance....about the collectionThe collection was a nice but frozen vision of a bohemian chick at the Chateau Marmont. Or in St. Tropez. Mr. Slimane’s clothes lacked a new fashion spirit. Indeed, it was as though he refused to interpret the YSL style, beyond updating proportions. Even the colors seemed flat, suppressed. Of course, in the past two decades, a host of designers and vintage-minded stylists have successfully traded on the look.

Cathy Horyn for the New York Times
Saint Laurent Paris Spring Summer 2013