Monday, September 8, 2008

YSL GOES "CHROMOSOMAL COMBINATION"



The many chromosomal combinations that define gender beyond the bald male-female categorization are scarcely the stuff of fashion inspiration. Until now. The fluidity of gender was precisely the starting point for Stefano Pilati's provocative new men's collection for YSL. Bottom line:He used women's fabrics to make clothes for men. Everything—coats, jackets, pants—looked familiar, but felt extraordinarily soft, sinuous, unstructured. And, to sustain the illusion, Pilati chose to present his clothes in a video treatise rather than a show. In seven short films, the actor Jack Huston was called upon to embody various facets of the collection's concept.WOW THATS SO EXTRAORDINARY....

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