YSL VTG | 1992 logo sweatshirt 'FAKE'

-Details-

YSL 1992 diffusion line sweatshirt , made from super soft cotton jersey with raw hems and ‘YSL’ logo and ‘Fake’ graffiti paint effect front and back respectively.

This has a purposefully distressed look. however is a quality piece with a good weight of fabric and constructed using a high end overlock stitch technique.

This was the era when logos were being printed inside and directly onto the garment, I remember this well! Seemed so obvious to do and innovative (subsequently copied by GAP). In contract to the catwalk collection of this time which seemingly so 80s glam / Hilary from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

This look pre-dated the 1993 eponymous grunge collection by Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis which led to him being fired and Suzy Menkes of British Vogue declaring “Grunge is ghastly”.

Sorry Suzy you were wrong!

This is a collector’s piece and with collector’s YSL sweatshirts selling for £120.00 upwards this is a snip.

-Colour-

soft peachy pink / blue grey

-Measures-

26” chest | 23” waist | 23” length | 22” sleeve from shoulder | shoulders 19” seam to seam | cuff 4.5” flat

-Size-

designed to be worn oversized which make this a versatile piece which can also be worn skin tight .

can we worn mega slouchy from a Uk 10 up to a UK 22 fitted.

-Notes-

Good used condition, freshly laundered.

Repair to right inner seam, and tack stitch to secure ends - does not detract, a note to point out for transparency.

Fabric label has been removed.