Paris Fashion Week FW 12: Haider Ackermann, YSL, Rue du Mail
Who: Haider Ackermann
What it made us think of: How fabric might look flowing through a rainbow hourglass.
What we liked: The draping, cinching, structure, colors, layering, texture, everything. I want this collection to walk off the runway and into my closet. It's some of Haider Ackermann's best work ever.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRO0hj_1Xr0YTxnZbzR5fSozLffOjkade7_SBOdyCzIdySsj_BC94QkG1jsZhJbxJ96hKarpHTSgji0PkR_bagJyFtgX3_yDdQLkqLBXnLD0V9bc6ih1KqOfNj3JOWV2oSRGkOX1ZBGU/s400/Haider+Ackermann+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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Who: Yves Saint Laurent
What it made us think of: A sophisticated dominatrix who may also be a cult leader.
What we liked: Belts, leather, structure, chain mail, zippers, calla lily jewelry
What we didn't: Repetition![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEn9UAWyP6ZpVZAd8znjgoaBlWzHq6ac9lchcm_UOA66QBrVxK6AKMT-Rzb2d_wbGyJetTXWzw44AJylpmsW85alpKO9l8vaKhpzXhkJppfllAipiNDk1GNJfPvLuuk1qCp4urwozTx8/s400/Yves+Saint+Laurent+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012.jpg)
Who: Rue du Mail
What it made us think of: Variations on TV static and test patterns
What we liked: Color blocking, textures, cutouts, shoes
What we didn't: The variation of techniques often made it feel disjointed.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwVBkmm7Tc4LlYRSFhQnhu6tS7-jizTUM0MGAybQ1n8w4Rs0Z6UxbWIysrlWvyME2MyOGKumW5F82_4G9exngMvIjhAgeMlL4nWVkhnf7fv2L15Co6HVw6w7U3wcrFuvuLXWtvbXJvz4/s400/Rue+du+Mail+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012.jpg)
What it made us think of: How fabric might look flowing through a rainbow hourglass.
What we liked: The draping, cinching, structure, colors, layering, texture, everything. I want this collection to walk off the runway and into my closet. It's some of Haider Ackermann's best work ever.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRO0hj_1Xr0YTxnZbzR5fSozLffOjkade7_SBOdyCzIdySsj_BC94QkG1jsZhJbxJ96hKarpHTSgji0PkR_bagJyFtgX3_yDdQLkqLBXnLD0V9bc6ih1KqOfNj3JOWV2oSRGkOX1ZBGU/s400/Haider+Ackermann+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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Who: Yves Saint Laurent
What it made us think of: A sophisticated dominatrix who may also be a cult leader.
What we liked: Belts, leather, structure, chain mail, zippers, calla lily jewelry
What we didn't: Repetition
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Who: Rue du Mail
What it made us think of: Variations on TV static and test patterns
What we liked: Color blocking, textures, cutouts, shoes
What we didn't: The variation of techniques often made it feel disjointed.
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