If Valentino announced last week that it will present its next Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/24 collection within the striking location of the Château de Chantilly, Saint Laurent will not be outdone.
According to reports from WWD, the brand headed by Anthony Vaccarello will present its next men’s collection on June 12, with a show in the beautiful setting of Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, in the area known as the Kulturforum.
After a long 5-year closure due to a major renovation by the international firm David Chipperfield Architects, founded by the British architect of the same name in 1985, the Neue Nationalgalerie reopened its doors to the public in 2021.
The marvelous structure, opened in 1968 and designed by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe -entirely made of steel and glass – is undoubtedly one of the most dazzling and successful examples of German modernism with an entrance hall completely surrounded by glass walls and a truly imposing appearance despite being developed on a single floor. The ceiling, on the other hand, is a huge metal grid. The whole building tells the philosophy of its creator very well, where the overwhelming gives way to the essential.
The collection housed within the Neue Nationalgalerie is dedicated to 20th-century art, with works also from the late 19th century up to and including precisely the entire 20th century. In fact, masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Giorgio De Chirico, Salvador Dali and Paul Klee, just to name a few, are on display.
As for the show of Saint Laurent’s upcoming Spring/Summer men’s collection, the only thing certain is that the date is set for June 12 at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
