Some exciting fashion news has broken this morning: Yves Saint Laurent is returning to couture for the first time in over a decade.
The house last presented a couture collection back in 2002 at Paris' Pompidou Centre - the house then closed the Haute Couture division when he retired.
Hedi Slimane, who became creative director in 2012, is to oversee the return of Yves Saint Laurent couture. Slimane has been renovating the new Couture House, a 17th century mansion named 'Hotel de Senecterre,' for the past three years.
The news has been announced alongside a Saint Laurent Couture campaign, which gives us a first look at Slimane's new-look couture.
The Atelier will include "L’Atelier Flou" for dressmaking and "L’Atelier Tailleur" for the tailoring. The Atelier has breathtaking chandeliers, furniture from Hedi's personal collection and the House. One particularly impressive part of the Atelier is the geometric garden, which is a recreation of the garden from the XVII century archives.
In a statement, Saint Laurent reveals that the Ateliers will produce commissioned hand-made pieces for stars and musicians. Hedi will select which pieces will be labelled with a hand-sewn couture "Yves Saint Laurent" label made of ivory silk. The Atelier will keep a strict record of all couture pieces in a special gold book.
