Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2012 Ads Feature Crazy Brows (PHOTOS, POLL)

It's that time of year!

No, not the holidays, silly -- spring ad campaigns. We've already brought you Donna Karan, Versace, Givenchy and Prada -- today we present you with Yves Saint Laurent.

This season, Stefano Pilati chose Mariacarla Boscono, a Riccardo Tisci fave who will also appear in Givenchy's spring campaign, to pose. Wearing two different outfits from the spring collection, Boscono leans on what we assume is a stool (and a chic one at that), although it sort of looks like she's sitting on the toilet.

But no matter -- the eyebrows steal the show! Check out those thin black lines standing in for Boscono's brows. Between the skinny brow treatment and the ultra short bangs, Boscono's got a vintage Peggy Olson thing going on, non?

The arresting images were shot by David Sims and not Ines van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, who have shot YSL's ads for the past nine seasons, according to Women's Wear Daily. While we're not sure what's behind the switch, we are certainly intrigued by the result.

Are you a fan of the hyper-groomed look?

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Yves Saint Laurent's super skinny brows:

CHIC! So daring and directional.

SHRIEK! Gross. And sorta scary.

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Comments

[kanga573]

02:06 PM on 12/22/2011

Yves Saint Laurent - titillating necrophiliacs for 50 years. I've always wanted to take over the Paris fashion scene by making CLOTHING for WOMEN and having WOMEN wear the CLOTHING on the cat walks. Nothing over $40. No model under 150 pounds.

[turamali]

10:33 PM on 12/21/2011

The name of this collection is "Death".

[colin72]

05:59 PM on 12/21/2011

"PHOTOS: What's Going On With This YSL Shoot?"

Have the aliens invaded?

Go home you scoundrels! We don't have your Unobtainium.

[zoebliss]

05:44 PM on 12/21/2011

she looks like judy greer on triple doses of symbalta.

[eric14]

01:49 PM on 12/21/2011

Lots of the rich beaches who buy their stuff are not young, not cute so mutilating the models helps them feel better. It's a customer relations thing.

[eric14]

01:46 PM on 12/21/2011

Japan is where its at in fashion. Right, let's choose something Japanese-like that won't work because we're edgy.

[nuzzybear]

10:47 AM on 12/21/2011

Lisbeth Salander Chic

[Bathat]

01:53 AM on 12/21/2011

Whatever DID happen to Baby Jane?

[Symphysodon]

09:35 PM on 12/20/2011

Maybe we ought to let somebody who is attracted to girls take the pretty pictures of them for a change. Just a suggestion...

[La Elle]

02:47 PM on 12/20/2011

She looks like a Klingon that should be on the Starship Enterprise.

[GibbsSlap]

03:54 PM on 12/20/2011

Actually more Vulcan, do not forget the brow ridges. My first thought was this is inspired by the film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".

[eric14]

01:47 PM on 12/21/2011

Both right, me think.

[WellDuhhh]

01:30 PM on 12/20/2011

Not trying to be funny but I totally thought that this article was going to be about anorexia.

[xxangi1979xx]

03:11 PM on 12/20/2011

I did, too. Sad that is how we think looking at these photos.

[nancynancy]

01:24 PM on 12/20/2011

Ghastly.

[StrawHat]

12:04 PM on 12/20/2011

I guess hideous sells? Is that the message?

Yikes.

[xoxolovergirl]

11:55 AM on 12/20/2011

oh its darling "MCB" the model who can do no wrong on fashion blogs. Funny how out of tune with the real world those crazed fashionistas are.

[Linda Newman Boughton]

11:50 AM on 12/20/2011

it's called art.