Spring 2012: Balenciaga

Ghesquière’s collection for Spring was seriously well-regarded. This was hailed as the first “real fashion” that’s emerged in a while. The story of a few benches collapsing before the start of the show added to the atmosphere — building up tension before he blew everyone away. Ghesquière spoke in an interview about this collection saying, “But this famous, and for me, a very functional, concept of Cristobal is the idea of the space between the body and the fabric. The clothes float away from the body. It’s one of the big iconic things of Balenciaga. The fluidity of floating is beautiful, but it is something else. An architectural piece floating around the body is very structural. I think it’s something that Balenciaga invented” (WWD). This collection is the epitome of reinvention. There were masculine cuts but they didn’t really feel masculine, maybe just oversized. This was colorblocking like it is meant to be done — metallic and striped, like cubism epitomized in fashion. From the hot pants to the jackets, to the dresses and wrapping this collection was just awe-inspiring. Ghesquière set the bar really high for himself, it is hard to believe he will be able to top this. The most stunning pieces were the end ones when they got less flashy — the wrapped pieces were insanely flattering and the fabulous pants and unusual Watteau jackets on the back with the leather and the pleated skirt…really stunning. Worth watching the show — 

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Balenciaga Fall 2011

Balenciaga Spring 2011

Fall 2011 RTW: Shoes, Shoes, Shoes…

So many killer pumps with such a retro feel — the really thick heel is back in a big way and I love the way it was reinvented. So many killer styles but there were some amazing pieces. There was way more snakeskin than usual but the colors and use was definitely unusual and so killer. Lots of booties and wedges, lot of modernism. The Louis Vuitton pumps with the cute little white bow straps were my absolute favorites though in the entire season. They’re on point with the time and simple, classic, feminine… What are your top picks?

 

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Fall 2011: Balenciaga

LOVE IT! Ghesquière brought back some amazing lines and simple cuts. Florals are not really Balenciaga’s domain but they were just so perfectly executed to fit the ideal of the collection while still being florals. Ghesquière is one of my favorite designers — last season I was not such a huge fan of the Balenciaga collection but I am back in full force here. The simplicity but complexity of all the looks — most of which I don’t even know how to describe because they incorporate so many different materials and ideas with a minimal pattern. The simple blue designed top with the leather part on the shoulder is fabulous and Arizona Muse wears it beautifully. This was a wonderful collection and the first that I really dropped my jaw for from Paris so far.

 

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Balenciaga Spring 2011

 

 

Spring 2011: Balenciaga

I’m going to be honest, I was not a huge fan of this show. I love designer Nicholas Ghesquière’s mixing of women from off of the street with high-class models in the runway, yet the looks they wore did nothing for me. Ghesquière broke the show into three categories: leather, dresses and tailoring. In look 1, I do like the individual pieces but in the rest I just did not see the appeal. The dresses (which I didn’t even include in this) had a really intriguing pattern yet did nothing for the woman wearing them. The idea of individuality and identity was behind Ghesquière’s vision but it did not really come across unless every woman’s identity is very masculine and rough.

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