Transporting your technology is chicer than ever with Yves Saint Laurent’s red leather iPad sleeve. With a stitched designer motif and handy pull tab, this sleek style is a sophisticated take on bold color.

Mariacarla Boscono stars in the spring 2012 campaign from Yves Saint Laurent, photographed by David Sims.

Emily Blunt is starring in Yves Saint Laurent’s F/W campaign, shot by Patrick Demarchelier, for the fashion house’s iconic Opium fragrance.

Blunt, who follows in the footsteps of Kate Moss and Sophie Dahl, will “unveil a fiery, almost reckless woman with magnetic seduction, that nobody or nothing can resist.”

The star said that she found it “really exciting to embody a fragrance which has stood the test of time without its allure ever being diminished.”

French luxury products giant PPR said on Tuesday it was acquiring Italian high-end menswear brand Brioni, in line with the restructuring of its business.

PPR has “signed an accord with Brioni shareholders to acquire 100 percent of the capital,” it said in a statement, without giving a figure for the deal.

PPR head Francois-Henri Pinault said this acquisition “completes our portfolio of luxury brands … in the mens’ ready-to-wear segment,” which is growing fast.

Here is a first look at Yves Saint Laurent’s fall 2011 campaign starring Alexander Beck. Lensed by Inez & Vinoodh, the model poses against a New York City backdrop.

After Paris, the eagerly awaited retrospective of late French designer Yves Saint Laurent will open in Madrid in October.

The public will discover 40 years of the work of the designer who changed the face of French and international fashion during the 20th century.

The collection will display over 300 pieces like haute-couture and prêt à porter creations, drawings, personal objects, films, photographs and sketches.