Dual DNA

Saint Laurent Cruise ’16 fronted by Ruth Bell
By Tempe Nakiska | Fashion | 29 September 2015
Photography Hedi Slimane

Top image: Ruth Bell shot by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent Cruise ’16

Saint Laurent’s SS16 show left us with a tangible whiff of salt and wax, aptly titled ‘Surf Sound’ the collection took a stride West to a celebration of all things Californian Coast. Hedi Slimane’s strong language here interpreted for boys – and girls – less beatnik, more beach.

The latest campaign instalment stars English model Ruth Bell, wearing the Cruise ’16 collection which debuted hand in hand with men’s earlier this year.

Photographed by Hedi Slimane in Los Angeles, the campaign strips the collection to black and white in the house’s signature style, honing in on a potent mood and attitude.

Real and irreverent, it’s the same world-view that will continue to see boys wear girls’ clothes and girls wear boys’, a language Saint Laurent is more than fluent in.

GALLERY

SAINT LAURENT
CRUISE 2016
RUTH BELL
CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 2015

See our coverage of Saint Laurent SS16 here and check out Part 1 of the ‘Surf Sound’ campaign. 


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