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Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.

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News & Analysis

A Wake-Up Call for YSL's PR Team

PARIS, France — A few weeks ago, Yves Saint Laurent 's PR team wrote to BoF, asking that we edit a tweet.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Hedi Slimane and the Tectonic Shifts of the Paris Fashion Establishment

PARIS, France — With fabled fashion innovators Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane scheduled to make their respective ready-to-wear debuts at Dior and Saint


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Remembering Diana Vreeland

To coincide with the release of the documentary film “ Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel ”, contributing editor Colin McDowell recalls the


Workplace & Talent

Tory Burch Says Work Hard, Think Long Term and Be Patient

NEW YORK, United States — "There were a lot of people doubting what we were doing in the beginning," Tory Burch, both creative director and chief


News & Analysis

CEO Talk | François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PPR

On the day of the official announcement of a major joint-venture between PPR and YOOX Group, BoF’s Imran Amed speaks to PPR chief executive officer François-Henri Pinault for a global exclusive interview on how the new partnership fits into Mr Pinault’s digital vision for PPR.


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Making the Case for a Modern Couture

PARIS, France — Strange people in the fashion world. Take Dior. The couturier who founded the house with money provided by Marcel Boussac, the cotton


News & Analysis

Making Sense of the YSL Retrobranding

PARIS, France — When Hedi Slimane was appointed creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, last March, YSL's parent company, PPR, gave the designer


News & Analysis

The Art and Science of Valuing Vintage

How to price vintage goods? The answer is part art, part science.


Global Markets

Are Fashion Brands Underestimating the Importance of China E-Commerce?

BEIJING, China — With its burgeoning middle class and status-conscious consumer culture, China remains the primary engine driving luxury market


Workplace & Talent

How Inez and Vinoodh Embraced Digital

The duo are focused on keeping their photography human despite their intensely digital process.