In a bold architectural statement,Saint Laurenthas carved out its largest New York sanctuary in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. UnderAnthony Vaccarello's masterful direction, this two-level sanctuary of style—the house's most ambitious New York project to date—emerges as a world of textural contrasts and immaculate form. Rooted in the house's design language, as epitomized with the Parisianflagship boutiqueon Champs-Élysées, the Meatpacking location echoes this vision as historic elements combine with contemporary fluidity to offer an unparalleled luxury experience.
At its center, a commanding spiral staircase in black wood unfolds poetically through the interior like a sculptural ribbon, its dark form cutting against concrete walls and drapery. This interplay of textures—smooth against rough, reflective against matte—echoes the dualities that have long defined the house's aesthetic vernacular.
Vaccarello's architectural vision finds its voice in carefully curated materials:cosmicandtravertino marbletables seem to float, while blue-glazed ceramic niches provide punctuated moments of unexpected color.Fantasy greyandcipolino marbleframe the store's warm and inviting atmosphere. Continuing its themes of natural materials, the space is furnished with walnut furniture that evokes the relaxing atmosphere of the late 60s and 70s—periods of significance for Yves Saint Laurent and his lasting mark on the fashion industry.
The boutique's curatorial vision embraces twentieth-century design, pairing American modernist mastersGustav StickleyandFrank Lloyd Wrightwith French design pioneersFrancis JourdainandGuillerme & Chambon, alongside mid-century visionariesEdward WormleyandT.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.
This new space at72 Gansevoort StreetjoinsSaint Laurent's existing Manhattan locations at3 East 57 Streetand80 Greene Streetwith a distinctly different temperament. In this former industrial quarter where its cobblestoned thoroughfares tell tales of commerce past, with this new locationSaint Laurenthas captured New York's endless capacity for reinvention. The completeSaint Laurentuniverse unfolds within: men's and women's ready-to-wear, accessories, and fine jewelry find their place among dramatic and inspiring architecture, each collection in conversation with its surroundings. In this space, Vaccarello's vision crystallizes—where the legacy of the house is transported from Paris to the city's industrial heritage, embracing and transforming it with the precision and modernist grace that defined Yves Saint Laurent.