Yves Saint Laurent Unveils New Eco-Friendly Collection
With conservation and recycling the ultimate power trend, fashion designers across the globe are stepping up to do their part and Yves Saint Laurent is throwing their hat in the ring. They have unveiled “New Vintage,” an eco-friendly fashion collection that is made up entirely of remnant fabric from past collections. Each piece is created from leftover cotton drill from previous YSL inventories, forming a sustainable collection.
Oxymorons aside, the collection is YSL’s first foray into eco-conscious fashion, and fortunately smart is quite recyclable. “We wanted to make still beautiful clothes with intelligence and a conscience,” said Pilati of the new YSL offerings. The house worked with unused fabrics from previous seasons to design a capsule collection based on some of the label’s most iconic pieces. The result? Le Smoking tuxedo suit in a distressed moiré cotton twill (mauve or khaki). The collection also features dip-dyed bustier dresses, embroidered trench coats, separates made in plasticized cotton, a Downtown bag and a sandal.
Altogether there are fifty clothing items that bear the New Vintage label and each is one-or two-of-a-kind, ranging from blazers and slacks to simple dresses and trench coats. The color palette stood out as perhaps Pilati´s wisest decision with pale blues, whites, pinks and earth colors that are just ripe for the season´s pickings.
In his written statement, Pilati explained, “´New Vintage´ is my way to reflect our social and economic state by capitalizing on existing resources to translate sustainable ´values´ into ´forms´.”
While the fabrics embrace the eco-friendly mentality, the price point persists at the couture level with items from $495 to $4,100.
The limited edition and numbered collection will be sold exclusively at luxury retailer Barney’s New York.
The liveeco team
