Hedi Slimane as Yves Saint Laurent Creative Director

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR announce the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of the maison Yves Saint Laurent. Slimane will assume total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections. In parallel with this new position, he will continue to pursue his career in photography.

Hedi Slimane thus returns to the fashion house where he was Artistic Director of Menswear until 2000.

“Hedi Slimane’s exceptional talent and understanding of the spirit of Yves Saint Laurent heralds a promising new chapter in the story of the maison”, said Paul Deneve, Chief Executive Officer of Yves Saint Laurent.

François-Henri Pinault, PPR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, added, “As one of the most important French fashion houses, Yves Saint Laurent today possesses formidable potential, which I am confident will be successfully harnessed and revealed through the vision of Hedi Slimane.”

Yves Saint Laurent is one of the world’s leading fashion brands. It designs, produces and distributes high-quality personal luxury goods, including ready-to-wear, handbags, luggage, small leather goods, shoes, jewelry and eyewear.

伊夫·圣·洛朗和PPR集團宣布任命艾迪·斯理曼為伊夫·圣·洛朗公司的創意總監。斯理曼將承擔為品牌形象和該品牌全部的系列承擔全部創意方面的職責。接替這個新職位的同時，他將繼續從事他的攝影事業。

因而，艾迪·斯理曼回到時裝公司，直到2000年他曾是男裝藝術總監。

“艾迪·斯理曼的特殊才能和對伊夫·圣·洛朗精神的理解預示著公司有前景的新篇章”，伊夫·圣·洛朗的首席執行官Paul Deneve說道。

PPR集團主席兼首席執行官，François-Henri Pinault,補充說，“作為一個重要的法國時裝公司，伊夫·圣·洛朗今天擁有強大的潛力，我確信將通過艾迪·斯理曼的想象力，被成功地駕馭和顯現。”

伊夫·圣·洛朗是世界領先的時尚品牌之一。設計，生產并分銷高品質的個人奢侈品，包括成衣，手袋，箱包，小皮件，鞋履，珠寶及眼鏡。

來源：Yves Saint Laurent

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