FW13 Skinny Jeans in Light Blue Denim

The Fall/Winter 2014 menswear collection by Hedi Slimane presented a refined interpretation of Saint Laurent’s rock aesthetic. The season combined classic tailoring with a sense of rebellious glamour, highlighting the tension between precision and attitude that defined Slimane’s vision for the house.

Outerwear played a central role. Long tweed coats, mohair checks, metallic herringbone fabrics and animal patterns appeared alongside sharp leather blazers and embroidered bombers. The palette mixed deep black and grey with flashes of red, gold and metallic green. Details such as narrow ties, patterned scarves and polished boots added structure to the otherwise fluid silhouettes.

FW14 stood out for its focus on texture and proportion, merging British tailoring references with an unmistakable sense of contemporary youth culture. It captured a moment where elegance and edge coexisted in perfect balance.

Saint Laurent's Fall/Winter 2013 menswear collection marked Hedi Slimane's triumphant return to menswear after six years away from Dior Homme, staged dramatically at the Grand Palais with a spinning amusement park ride equipped with speakers as the centerpiece. Slimane cast actual musicians from indie bands including Egyptian Hip Hop, Swim Deep, and Theme Park rather than traditional models, dressing them in his signature ultra-skinny aesthetic amplified with California grunge elements: devastatingly tight leather trousers, Pendleton wool flannel shirts, distressed denim adorned with metal chains, sequin-dusted Fair Isle knitwear under camel duffle coats, and animal prints paired with brown cowboy ankle boots.

This was Slimane reclaiming and intensifying the razor-thin rock 'n' roll silhouette he pioneered at Dior Homme. The collection's raw grunge authenticity and youthful rebellion set the tone for Slimane's transformative tenure at the house, democratizing luxury through street culture just as the founder had done nearly fifty years earlier.