The twenty page booklet features all of the images of the Yves Saint Laurent autumn/winter 2008-9 ad campaign, shot by Ines van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, and will be distributed as a free newspaper, a million copies of the third installment of designer Stefano Pilati’s so-called manifesto are handed out on the streets of New York, Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
In a special twist, spreading the message of luxury on the streets is this season getting even more exclusive; the first 5,000 passers-by to collect their copy in each city will find it encased in a limited edition cotton tote bag, designed by YSL creative director Stefano Pilati himself.
The Manifesto will be available between 11am and 7pm on September 6 from the venues listed below in London; start staking out your style spot now.

The manifesto and a short film will launch simultaneously on Ysl.com…