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This week is "Saint Laurent D-week," as NYT fashion critic Vanessa Friedman puts it, aka the week Saint Laurent may reveal if designer Hedi Slimane leaves the brand or stays put.
The brand did share news on Wednesday morning, but it's just new campaign images featuring Cara Delevingne. The British model wears both a classic Le Smoking jacket and pieces from Slimane's rumored farewell collection — like that fur coat with dramatic shoulder pads.
The tweets have helpful factoids about Slimane's long-running collaboration with Delevingne, who's stepped away from modeling for movies but will still work for Saint Laurent and Chanel.
CARA DELEVINGNE / LA COLLECTION DE PARIS / PHOTOGRAPHED IN NEW YORK MARCH 17TH 2016 pic.twitter.com/IhkjmzMVbC
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 30, 2016
CARA DID HER FIRST CAMPAIGN WITH HEDI FOR THE SAINT LAURENT GRUNGE COLLECTION IN 2013 pic.twitter.com/dSHEhfhYKQ
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 30, 2016
CARA AND HEDI HAVE WORKED TOGETHER MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS pic.twitter.com/dvtOrrlVCC
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 30, 2016
CARA DELEVINGNE / LE SMOKING SAINT LAURENT / LA COLLECTION DE PARIS / PHOTOGRAPHED IN NEW YORK MARCH 17TH 2016 pic.twitter.com/7d6rYNjjaq
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 30, 2016
Cara isn't the only new face that Saint Laurent's been tweeting about this week. On Sunday, Saint Laurent revealed via Twitter that musician and fashion icon Jane Birkin is the star of its newest Music Project campaign.
JANE BIRKIN / "LE SMOKING"
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 27, 2016
PHOTOGRAPHED BY HEDI SLIMANE IN THE YVES SAINT LAURENT COUTURE HOUSE pic.twitter.com/ledNmtOkUl
JANE BIRKIN / "LE SMOKING"
— Yves Saint Laurent (@YSL) March 27, 2016
24, RUE DE L'UNIVERSITÉ
PARIS
MARCH 10TH 2016 pic.twitter.com/h3DqHqHzMO