Saint Laurent RTW

#46
addiCCted said:
How much use do you get out of it. I’m wondering if I should get a contemporary version to try it out before I splurge on the ysl one. I’d prefer the ysl one but if I don’t use it much….
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I have a thing for tweed (Chanel, Cordings, Gucci, Harris Tweed and others). Where I live, we tend to need jackets all year, so it may not be the same as where you are.

If you get a contemporary wardrobe/high-street version make sure it's mostly natural fibres and not too thick, we're coming up to Summer (unless you're in Oz) you may not want to wear it as much.
 
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papertiger said:
New SS23 Le Smoking

Honestly, there are some beauties this season and it was hard to choose between 3. In the end, I went for 3 button double-breasted.

Although not long after SS23 launch event, I consider myself quite lucky to get my size.

It's total :love:

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I very nearly bought a short one in gdp last Friday..
Also a summer outfit..

But it was a busy shopping day, and I could have come back with a wealth of high end rtw-next year I’m definitely buying one.
I’ve seen one I like now, but have to pay the balance on the crocodile jacket first..
 
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cecchetti said:
I very nearly bought a short one in gdp last Friday..
Also a summer outfit..

But it was a busy shopping day, and I could have come back with a wealth of high end rtw-next year I’m definitely buying one.
I’ve seen one I like now, but have to pay the balance on the crocodile jacket first..
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I think the main thing is getting the one that totally fits and looks best on you. Even though, mine is a SS23, I can wear it all year round easily. In May I wore it with a lace mini, opaque leggings (not perfect choice I know) Gucci cowboyesque ankle boots, Balmain GM fire-print scarf as a top. I can probably get away with wearing it Christmas with fishnets or sheer tights as a dress just as well. It just has to be the one for YOU. I can totally vouch for the quality compared with other brands (that all seem to have dinner-jackets).

Strangely, I bought a new one so I wouldn't have to wear my 1970s vintage LS out (bit shorter).
 
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880 said:
This sounds normal, not strange at all to me :flowers: :biggrin:

I wore a YSL jacket recently that I bought from the boutique during the Tom Ford era
very comfy and completely current

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I have a similar black jacket (part of a suit) TF for YSL 2004 - all based on safari. I'll try to find it and show.

Although Tom Ford's work was exciting at the time, I don't think he can compare to Saint Laurent himself, especially in the 60s/70s.
 
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papertiger said:
I think the main thing is getting the one that totally fits and looks best on you. Even though, mine is a SS23, I can wear it all year round easily. In May I wore it with a lace mini, opaque leggings (not perfect choice I know) Gucci cowboyesque ankle boots, Balmain GM fire-print scarf as a top. I can probably get away with wearing it Christmas with fishnets or sheer tights as a dress just as well. It just has to be the one for YOU. I can totally vouch for the quality compared with other brands (that all seem to have dinner-jackets).

Strangely, I bought a new one so I wouldn't have to wear my 1970s vintage LS out (bit shorter).
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I Know the quality, I worked there over 30 years ago!
I had 2- a black suit and a dark navy jacket(both gabardine) in Fr 34, but despite alterations , both were huge on me, and since then I’ve lived in Paris, and somehow I don’t have them any more.
I don’t know how the cut is these days, I’d Still need a 34(my Italian sized 36(U.K. 4) Alexander McQueen black tuxedo blazer is a bit wide on the shoulders..
I remember asking whether a 32 existed..pity I couldn’t afford a couture Le Smoking, although I did shop other YSL Haute Couture before it closed in 2002( my favourite clothes EVER)- in Paris whilst I lived there..I felt a trillion dollars..

I’m long legged and short waisted, so your beautiful jacket would work as a mini dress on me lol!
 
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papertiger said:
I have a similar black jacket (part of a suit) TF for YSL 2004 - all based on safari. I'll try to find it and show.

Although Tom Ford's work was exciting at the time, I don't think he can compare to Saint Laurent himself, especially in the 60s/70s.
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My favourite isn’t the Safari , although he’s famous for that.
Although Chanel is accredited with the LBD, I wore YSL black chantilly lace to my sisters hen night (in 1998), and although I felt rough from glandular fever, survived the night in it..preferring it to my Chanel dresses.
 
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#53
Hi all, apologies if this isn't the right place to ask. I purchased a Saint Laurent wool blazer in black with silk lining, not long ago. The mistake I made is wearing it on a particularly hot day this summer. Is anyone able to recommend a reliable dry cleaner in London, UK area? I'm so desperate! I have tried several dry cleaners over the years and watched my precious clothing perish. Any suggestions will be helpful.
 
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war_bunny15 said:
Hi all, apologies if this isn't the right place to ask. I purchased a Saint Laurent wool blazer in black with silk lining, not long ago. The mistake I made is wearing it on a particularly hot day this summer. Is anyone able to recommend a reliable dry cleaner in London, UK area? I'm so desperate! I have tried several dry cleaners over the years and watched my precious clothing perish. Any suggestions will be helpful.
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I would recommend https://mrsteedsoflondon.co.uk/
 
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war_bunny15 said:
Hi all, apologies if this isn't the right place to ask. I purchased a Saint Laurent wool blazer in black with silk lining, not long ago. The mistake I made is wearing it on a particularly hot day this summer. Is anyone able to recommend a reliable dry cleaner in London, UK area? I'm so desperate! I have tried several dry cleaners over the years and watched my precious clothing perish. Any suggestions will be helpful.
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Oh, that’s terrifying, sorry! Hope it came out good… I worry so much about having to use a dry cleaner for my jackets!
 
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lill_canele said:
I went to go try on blazers. Oh dear, I think I will end up getting one lol

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Size 36, one size too big.

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Size 34.

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Size 36 (but feels like a 34, or even slightly smaller or maybe it’s just stiffer)

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Size 34.

I was afraid of trying them on because I knew I would fall in love with them. :lol:
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Yes, when I was about 21 I worked there for awhile to help pay for my accountancy degree-I bought a black blazer and a navy blazer suit(both 34) but I was so tiny they had to virtually be remade for me..I asked whether there was a 32..

I’d like a tuxedo Saint Laurent blazer next year , but I have a McQueen one which fits me very well, I’m not sure that I need both, however I agree with @Christofle that the 3rd one looks great on you!
 
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