The 22 tweets were reportedly the result of Slimane taking umbrage at the suggestion that during his tenure he had attempted to remove the "Y" from the brand's famous acronym. They begin: "Fact checking / There have been inaccurate statements on recent articles regarding Hedi and the usage of the YSL historical logo."
They go on to show, with accompanying pictures, occasions when the logo was used in photography, campaigns, designs and show sets, before concluding: "It is accurate to say that the YSL iconic initials were in fact celebrated and championed by Hedi." It is being reported that the tweets were prompted by some of the reviews of the debut collection that Anthony Vaccarello, his successor who took the helm of the brand earlier this year, showed in Paris last week.
They go on to show, with accompanying pictures, occasions when the logo was used in photography, campaigns, designs and show sets, before concluding: "It is accurate to say that the YSL iconic initials were in fact celebrated and championed by Hedi." It is being reported that the tweets were prompted by some of the reviews of the debut collection that Anthony Vaccarello, his successor who took the helm of the brand earlier this year, showed in Paris last week.
One such review was written by Cathy Horyn, for The Cut, who said: "Apparently, Vaccarello has restored the Y, which had been excised by his predecessor, Hedi Slimane, as both a throwback to the brand’s original name and an attempt to modernise it. The truth is, despite Slimane’s efforts, most people still say YSL."
Horyn was previously involved in a Twitter storm with Slimane in 2012, when the designer referred to her as a "schoolyard bully" in an open letter posted on his account following her critique of his debut collection for Saint Laurent.
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