The pioneer of artist-and-fashion-designer-led assignments, Helmut Lang makes a fashionable comeback for the Saint Laurent Rive Droite project.
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Launching today, at the Saint Laurent flagship in the former Colette space on Rue St. Honoré, the much anticipated yet highly unexpected collaboration with elusive former fashion designer Helmut Lang, depicts a new and invigorating vision for a post-pandemic fashion industry. This special collaboration, dubbed ?Helmut Lang curated by Anthony Vaccarello?, is part of a larger Saint Laurent Rive Droite project, where Anthony gives his creations to an artist in exchange for a set of unique sculptures. Artistic Upcycling: Helmut Lang Breathes New Life Into Anthony Vaccarello?s Abandoned Ideas

Handpicked by the Creative Director himself, Helmut Lang ? whose body of work in fashion reflect a strict construction that can only be seen as an underground influence upon Anthony?s vision ? has long grown into a deep source of inspiration and fascination, ?For my generation, he is the ultimate designer of the ?90s. I consider him at the same level as someone like Coco Chanel for the way he brought realness into fashion, something that everyone is still copying. Helmut was the first to stand up against artificial promotional messages, his vision and art direction brought everyone back to the real and me...