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Saint Laurent SS27: Vaccarello's all-gold show at the Trocadéro, ten years and two days after his first, amid unconfirmed reports he is leaving

Anthony Vaccarello's Saint Laurent spring 2027 show ran at the Trocadéro in Paris at 21:00 on 29 September, ten years and two days after his first for the house, amid reports he is stepping down. Nothing is confirmed. The reports name Chemena Kamali of Chloé, who worked under Vaccarello at Saint Laurent before the Chloé job, as a possible successor. None of Saint Laurent, Kering, Chloé or Richemont has confirmed any of it. He was appointed in April 2016 after Hedi Slimane left. The anniversary show ran gold into black, the reverse of the founder's 1991 Rive Gauche finale, with the house's safari jackets and trenches cut in metallised cotton and not one bag on the runway. Charlotte Gainsbourg sang at the end. Rosé sat front row.

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01ANTHONY VACCARELLO'S SAINT LAURENT SHOW AT THE TROCADÉRO ON 29 SEPTEMBER CAME TEN YEARS AND TWO DAYS AFTER HIS FIRST, AMID REPORTS HE IS STEPPING DOWN.
02REPORTS THAT HE IS LEAVING HAVE RUN SINCE AUGUST. NEITHER SAINT LAURENT NOR KERING, THE GROUP THAT OWNS IT, HAS CONFIRMED THEM.
03HE WAS NAMED CREATIVE DIRECTOR IN APRIL 2016, SUCCEEDING HEDI SLIMANE. HIS FIRST SHOW FOR THE HOUSE WAS ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2016.
04THE SHOW RAN AT 21:00 WITH THE EIFFEL TOWER BEHIND THE RUNWAY, AND EVERY LOOK UNTIL THE FINALE WAS GOLD.
05THE HOUSE SIGNATURES, ALL IN GOLD: SAFARI JACKETS AND TRENCHES IN METALLISED COTTON, BROCADE SKIRTS AND JACKETS WITH SHARP COLLARS, DRESSES WITH RAISED EMBROIDERY.
06NOT A SINGLE BAG WALKED.
07THE FINALE WAS ALL BLACK, GOWNS WITH BILLOWING SLEEVES AND LONG TRAINS. YVES SAINT LAURENT'S 1991 RIVE GAUCHE SHOW HAD RUN THE OTHER WAY, CLOSING ENTIRELY IN GOLD.
08CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG THEN SANG, IN A BLACK SAINT LAURENT SUIT, BEFORE VACCARELLO CAME OUT TO TAKE HIS BOW.
09IT WAS THE FIRST COLLECTION WITH A DEPUTY CEO ON THE TEAM: ANOUCK DURANTEAU-LOEPER, EX-ISABEL MARANT, IN CHARGE OF PRODUCT SINCE 1 JULY, A NEWLY CREATED POST.

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