Kate Moss made the case for the return of the smoking jacket at last night’s Saint Laurent show in Paris.
The supermodel, who is also the face of the brand’s autumn/winter 2023 campaign, led the charge wearing a classic black tailored jacket, Le Smoking, for which the label is renowned, with a cream silk camisole and a black silk pencil skirt, which she finished with sheer tights and a pair of simple court shoes.
Yves Saint Laurent first introduced the female smoking jacket for which it’s now renowned in 1966, after re-cutting the man’s dinner jacket specifically for a woman’s body. Its status was cemented in style circles after Bianca Jagger married Mick in St. Tropez in a white version in 1971. Saint Laurent continued to riff on the smoking jacket until his final collection in 2002.
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This is the second show of the season for the Cosmoss founder, who also attended the Fendi show to support her friend, Kim Jones, at Milan Fashion Week, last week.
Moss was joined on the FROW at Saint Laurent’s high-octane show set under the sparkling Eiffel Tower by Rhode founder, Hailey Bieber, Sex Education star, Emma Mackey and burgeoning fashion darling and Moss' very own goddaughter, Iris Law.
Still to come on the schedule for the remainder Paris Fashion Week is Chanel, Miu Miu and Balmain.
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