Saint Laurent SS16 by Hedi Slimane
Saint Laurent SS16 by Hedi Slimane
By the time Hedi Slimane dropped the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2016 Menswear collection, his vision was no longer just an aesthetic—it was a movement. This collection wasn’t about trends or luxury in the traditional sense. It was about attitude, music, and identity. SS16 felt like a love letter to the underground—grimy clubs, vintage leather, cheap eyeliner, heartbreaks in LA.
The silhouettes were razor-sharp: ultra-skinny jeans, sleeveless flannels, bomber jackets, leopard prints, and beat-up Converse. The kind of clothes you’d see on the frontman of a band you discovered at 2 a.m. in a dive bar. Except now, they were stomping down a Paris runway.
Hedi’s genius was in collapsing the distance between street style and high fashion. He blurred lines—between music and clothing, between youth and rebellion, between tailoring and chaos. SS16 captured that tension. It was theatrical and worn-in, rebellious but immaculate.
This was the season that cemented Hedi’s Saint Laurent as more than a brand—it became a moodboard for an entire generation. Artists like A$AP Rocky, Machine Gun Kelly, and even Justin Bieber drew from this era. The DNA of SS16 still runs through music festivals, thrift stores, Tumblr archives, and late-night mirror selfies.
And even though the fashion world gave him heat for being too repetitive or rock-obsessed, Hedi didn’t flinch. He committed to the look. And in doing so, he didn’t just sell clothes—he sold a lifestyle.
