Paris Fashion Week Highlights // Saint Laurent FW15

A uniform for those that aspire to impose a new iteration of Parisian cool. This is Hedi Slimane honing in on what a new generation of people are coming to Saint Laurent for. The perfect tuxedo jacket. The skinniest of black jeans. The cuban heel boot for the man who wants to be just that bit elevated. The biker jacket that lets you know what gang you’re part of. They’re the Slimane Saint Laurent codes that practically the entire front row of the brand’s aficionados were wearing.

Every silhouette was angular, sharp and sometimes resplendent – not unlike the geometric structure which physically opened at the beginning of the show to reveal a maze glittering with LED lights, from which the specially casted group of musicians, creatives and models strode forward as elongated creatures of the night in noir. They’re either with the band or in the band. The girls were there to complete the picture, allowing the boys to ultimately shine – especially when they broke out in outré moments of showmanship like a bright pink fur coat, a skin tight guipure lace or sparkle net top. You’ve either got the panache to wear these clothes or you don’t. Overall the result was something that offered few major surprises, but was ultimately a very well-rounded unapologetic set of looks that’s sure to prove popular when the time comes.