Helmut Newton's iconic picture of Yves Saint Laurent's "Le Smoking", shot in 1975 and featuring the top model Vibeke Knudsen [left] is a fashion's classic and has inspired other designers in many ways, as we can notice here in DSquared's SS//2011 AD photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott [right].
Created in 1966, the Le Smoking tuxedo suit for women was the first of its kind to earn attention in the fashion world and in popular culture. It pioneered long, minimalist, androgynous styles for women, as well as the use of power suits and the pantsuit in modern-day society.
