COLLECTION NAME:
Luxury Lab
Record
Product:
Silk Lapel Blazer Jacket
Brand:
Yves Saint Laurent
Description:
Radical, empowering, androgynous, eternal. A symbol of youth and freedom. Yves Saint Laurent’s silk lapel blazer jacket arrived in 1966 and remains as modern today as it was then. A quintessential piece from one of fashion’s most influential designers, the elegant blazer debuted as part of the first luxury prêt-à-porter collection, an original concept the couturier introduced. Known colloquially as “Le Smoking,” the timeless garment is modeled on the smoking jacket of a men’s tuxedo, sleekly tapered for women. Made from silk and fine wool and featuring expert tailoring and construction, the blazer transcends trends and embodies YSL’s ethos of empowering women through fashion.
A fusion of masculine and feminine elements, it allows women to simultaneously project authority and elegance while challenging gender norms. As a staple in many high-powered women’s wardrobes, from executives to celebrities, the YSL silk lapel blazer jacket represents the ongoing evolution of women’s fashion and continues to be a culturally significant piece that transforms social and cultural conventions. Underscoring themes that remain relevant in today’s discussions about identity and self-expression through style, the blazer blurs gender lines in clothing and asserts equality by adapting traditionally masculine formal wear for the female form. Popularized by strong, independent women and immortalized from the streets of Paris to the pages of French Vogue, YSL’s silk lapel blazer jacket has embodied defiance and confidence and the demonstration of power for generations. It is “the very symbol of the modern woman” — a sentiment declaimed by Yves Saint Laurent himself.
A fusion of masculine and feminine elements, it allows women to simultaneously project authority and elegance while challenging gender norms. As a staple in many high-powered women’s wardrobes, from executives to celebrities, the YSL silk lapel blazer jacket represents the ongoing evolution of women’s fashion and continues to be a culturally significant piece that transforms social and cultural conventions. Underscoring themes that remain relevant in today’s discussions about identity and self-expression through style, the blazer blurs gender lines in clothing and asserts equality by adapting traditionally masculine formal wear for the female form. Popularized by strong, independent women and immortalized from the streets of Paris to the pages of French Vogue, YSL’s silk lapel blazer jacket has embodied defiance and confidence and the demonstration of power for generations. It is “the very symbol of the modern woman” — a sentiment declaimed by Yves Saint Laurent himself.
Category:
Hats, Gloves & Garments
Type:
Garment
Relevant Department:
FASH, FIBR, LXMT, FASM
