Balenciaga S/S 09 Paris

[xan]

Those jackets are amazing!! This season is all about the great jacket.... big shoulders, bold colors... Balmain, Proenza, Calvin and now BALENCIAGA! It is genius

[Zazie]

I do like the diagonal pleats although I hate the "heart" shape patches, are they even necessary?

[geekigirl]

Originally Posted by dior_couture1245

Well, Nicholas has been inspired by "Tron" before...SS 07 was ALL Tron!

Sigh, SS 07, my dream collection.

[statonscarlet]

And when I thought I had finally found a flawless designer...eh...I guess the guys was alright.

[LagerfeldBoy]

Originally Posted by CholoChic

Lets admit it, some pieces just make looks strange to a beautiful woman...
Well the construccion is to say WOW, and the fabrics are excellent and hiper modern
but that kind of beauty doest work for a simple beautiful girl, who just wanna look modern and beautiful, so whats the point to make a collection like this?
Well, I know, I know, just to remember us how great HE is

simple is so boring. if you think about who the balenciaga girl is she's not simple at all. actually i find this to be one of nicolas's more approachable and wearable collections than past ones.

[LagerfeldBoy]

Originally Posted by geekigirl

Sigh, SS 07, my dream collection.

ahh agree

[the-smiths]

this is really hideous. balenicaga is so irrelevant now. its not about the future anymore its about minimalisim in a new way. its not about "look, doesnt this look strange?" its about beautiful clothes...its not about boning, corseting, trunking to create new strange shapes. its about complimentinga womans natural body and natural shape...I just dont see Balenciaga being particularly fresh. I seems very forced.

[helmut.newton]

I love how he made the pieces appear to be colorful with the lighting effects.

You can see it better here:


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[virus_slayer]

i love the pants! ;-)
very fashion-forward collection!

[Spike413]

I admit, the presentation is gorgeous. It reminds me a bit of Alexander McQueen's old London collections where he used so much specialty lighting to enhance the collection.

But the clothes still haven't grown on me, and I agree with what the-smiths was getting at. Innovation to enhance the clothes is great, like the LBD's of last season that were made out of foam bonded fabric so that the shape was very structural, but the dress itself wasn't heavy.

But innovation for the sake of being innovative is kind of....well, what's the point? It's not as if this brand of retro inspired futurism is new to fashion, or to Ghesquiere. And it's not as if the clothes themselves are pushing fashion forward or changing your eye because they're so radical.

When you consider where the world is right now, this comes off as a beautiful presentation and nothing more.

[mackos]

OK, I officially love it! It really got stuck in my mind, I feel it's gonna be one of my favs this season!

[Tinuviel]

The weird pants are irksome but I do love some of the jackets, the menswear & the final dresses. The shoes are puzzling.

[ChillChaser]

The Telegraph posted some video. The Bjork song is 'Hunter.'

http://link.brightcove.com/services/...ctid1828663122

[xdieselx]

What a big disappointment. I was really looking forward to this collection but it has no appeal at all. Althought I must admit, the detail shots made it a bit more interesting.

And the shoes? Just no.

[mackos]

Thanks for the video, it makes me love it even more! And it's great they chose Hunter!