The history of the YSL Smoking
365 days of fashion: the e-ncyclopedia of fashion
Monday, May 8, 2023
365 days of fashion means sharing with you the history of iconic pieces in the history of fashion - apparel, shoes, handbags, and others. Today, we are going to share with you the history of Saint Laurent Smoking.
Le Smoking, aka the tuxedo, is a piece that can be found across many brands nowadays. However, the invention of the tuxedo is attributed to Yves Saint Laurent, who introduced it in his Fall-Winter 1966 collection (five years after he launched his namesake brand).
Want to know a fun fact about the name? Originally, “Le Smoking” was meant to be worn in a smoking room to protect one’s clothing from the smell of cigars, and was originally reserved only for men.
Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking, however, was not an exact copy of the men’s tuxedo.