For four years, Hedi Slimane's name was inextricable from the heritage design house he helmed, Yves Saint Laurent (famously renamed, during his tenure, Saint Laurent). Though initially it seemed as though Saint Laurent, in the wake of their split earlier this year, was the pettier party, last night Slimane resurrected his Twitter account to unleash a litany of so far unaddressed beefs.
Slimane's 22-tweet-long spree (whose extensive use of the third person has us praying it was written by a subordinate) is all in protest of the designer's use of the classic YSL logo during his tenure at the house. It's unclear exactly what set Slimane off, but it likely had something to do with Saint Laurent's new head designer, Anthony Vaccarello, utilizing the old-school logo with relish in the recent Spring/Summer '17 show. Slimane and Saint Laurent have had a fair amount of legal drama since the former's departure, and clearly the dust has not settled just yet.
FACT CHECKING / THERE HAVE BEEN INACCURATE STATEMENTS ON RECENT ARTICLES REGARDING HEDI AND THE USAGE OF THE YSL HISTORICAL LOGO
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD, THE USAGE OF THE CASSANDRE LOGO WAS ENTIRELY PART OF HEDI'S REFORM PROJECT FOR THE HOUSE FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF 2012 TO 2016
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
HEDI PHOTOGRAPHED THE PRECIOUS ORIGINAL DRAWING, DESIGNED BY THE ARTIST CASSANDRE, AT YVES'S HOME, RUE DE BABYLONE IN NOVEMBER 2008 pic.twitter.com/bSGnCFCTgI
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
90S RECORD / HEDI HAS A HISTORY WITH USING THE YSL LOGO/ BLACK TIE 1999, HEDI DESIGNED A GIANT AND LUMINOUS YSL ON A PROTO LED STAGE SCREEN pic.twitter.com/MtSVgrerp3
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / MARCH 2012 HEDI STARTS HIS NEW DESIGN PROJECT INSTALLING A YSL LOGO FOR THE FENCE OF HIS TEMPORARY STUDIO, RUE FRANCOIS 1ER pic.twitter.com/xU1YBbBHZI
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL YSL / HEDI'S INAUGURAL SHOW AND LATER, EACH OF HEDI’S SHOWS FOR SAINT LAURENT AT THE GRAND PALAIS pic.twitter.com/5cgBhYwffD
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL YSL / AT EACH OF HEDI’S SHOWS FOR SAINT LAURENT AT "LE CARREAU DU TEMPLE" VENUE pic.twitter.com/YdVEAsA5CX
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / HEDI DESIGNED THE STORE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT / HIS DESIGNS INCLUDES A PAIR OF YSL BRASS LOGOS ON THE BUILDINGS FACADES pic.twitter.com/s74y9A5hec
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD /HEDI DESIGNED AND RESTORED THE NEW COUTURE HOUSE RUE DE L’UNIVERSITE IN 2014, WITH A PAIR OF ANTIQUE BRASS YSL ON THE FACADE pic.twitter.com/6dSxtSgc2R
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
HEDI DESIGNS AND LAUNCHES AN ENTIRELY NEW LINE OF BAGS WITH A YSL HISTORICAL LOGO , WITH OR WITHOUT TASSELS, STUDS, ETC.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
THIS YSL ACCESSORY LINE CAME IN HUNDREDS OF MATERIALS, DOZENS OF SHAPES, AND GREW UP EACH SEASON WITH HEDI'S NEW DESIGNS OF THE LOGO LINE.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTOGRAPH AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
SACHA 2013 pic.twitter.com/zpXWJxmhId
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTOGRAPHS AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
NATHALIE 2014 pic.twitter.com/ukQVqAqEdA
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTOGRAPHS AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
VALERY AND GRACE 2014 pic.twitter.com/PvGrgcYlSl
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTOGRAPHS AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
GRACE FOR PSYCHROCK COLLECTION 2015 pic.twitter.com/mgyON7kpVs
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTOGRAPHS AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
KIKI FOR THE GLAM COLLECTION 2015 pic.twitter.com/ha5BpEWvW0
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTO AND STYLING HEDI S
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
HELENA FOR THE PARIS SESSION COLLECTION 2015 pic.twitter.com/M9ooeQjZi8
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTO AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
JULIA AND FLO FOR THE PUNK COLLECTION 2015 pic.twitter.com/kYTkDUjmFC
FOR THE RECORD / YSL BAG LINE ON HEDI S CAMPAIGNS FOR SAINT LAURENT / PHOTO AND STYLING HEDI S.
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
RUTH FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION 2015 pic.twitter.com/dfKUJR3nZh
FOR THE RECORD / DURING 4 YEARS, HEDI ALSO DESIGNED 100S OF JEWELRY + CHARM PIECES WITH YSL LOGO, BELTS, MEN’S POLO SHIRT ETC. pic.twitter.com/EMKiLgog3R
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
FOR THE RECORD / YSL CONFETTI AT THE END OF THE SURF SOUND FASHION SHOW IN JUNE 2015 pic.twitter.com/FRbgATg1XJ
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
IN CONCLUSION, IT IS ACCURATE TO SAY THAT THE YSL ICONIC INITIALS WERE IN FACT CELEBRATED AND CHAMPIONED BY HEDI
— Hedi Slimane (@hedislimanetwit) October 6, 2016
Thumbnail: Miguel Villagran / Getty Images