Balmain S/S 09 Paris

[nyc_art_style]

the clothes look worst in detail. not better. the rhinestones look way cheaper, and the little threads sticking off anja's dress are annoying. and the studded stuff doesn't look half as nice as it could. perphaps they started using cheaper materials?

[borjacapella]

it's true that the comparison of last season with this season black dresses a couple of pages ago is a bit depressing... but it's also true that THE specific dress chosen to represent this season wasnt the most beautiful...
what i think stands out from this season are the "new" shouldered jackets, the use of colour, the work put into the embellishing of every piece... so maybe it's not his best season of draping and refinement (at times it gets just a bit more vulgar than the fascinating winter season), but it is a nice collection as a whole!!

[.:sprigged:.]

Rehash of last season. Meh.

[dior_couture1245]

Ok, I LOVE the Hussar jackets...I've always loved Hussar jackets, always will.

However...this is just the same thing season after season with Balmain. There's a difference between establishing house signatures and sending out the same collection every season.

[*ana*]

i love half of it and hate half of it. i love the wide shoulder pieces and the minidresses like the ones on natasha, lara stone and anja, the jackets on lily, eniko, kim noorda and maryna and the black skirt on lara stone... but those half long/half short dresses are just ugly, the pink one on lily donaldson is a catastrophe actually...the black one on anna s. is the only one that wouldn't make a woman look ridiculous. christophe should learn with theyskens (yes, not with donatella) how to make this kind of dresses look good.

[brazilianbaby]

I don't love it like I loved last season, but it's not bad.
The shoes are amazing though!

[JordanB]

I love, love, love, the jackets with the emphasis on the shoulder. Really great way to put a spin on the collection seeing as most of it looked similar to previous seasons.. Regardless the pieces were beautiful and very wearable .

[borjacapella]

Originally Posted by dior_couture1245

However...this is just the same thing season after season with Balmain. There's a difference between establishing house signatures and sending out the same collection every season.

i think you point there was spot on!
the thing is i wouldnt mind balmain being mostly the same season after season if decarnin had been able to maintain the balance between elegance and sensuality and modernity and sexuality... he has leaned too much to vulgarity in this occasion and the whole think doesnt look so good as a whole (still there are exceptional pieces like the jackets you mentioned, some pants, and some of the hot short dresses)

[junegloom]

Ok, I LOVE it all. The jacket on Kim in particular is to die for and may be my favorite piece from this collection.

[jiji7]

i can't stop looking at all of it.

i am obsessed!

[tigerrouge]

Originally Posted by reese06

If this was under Dolce, Versace, or Cavalli..Most of the comments would say how this is trashy, unimaginative, and cheap.

I do think some of the collection looks like market stall clothes done by someone with technical skill, an ironic take on the 'trash aesthetic' to deliver something likeable and fun - though I'm sure it will retail at unfunny prices, so the joke's on whoever will pay that much money simply because everyone will know it's Balmain on their back.

But if you're not buying the stuff, and instead it gets people excited about how they could incorporate some of the ideas here into their own outfits, then this collection can't be that bad.

[Peregrina_RZ]

yeah, it looks like his 2 last collections, but i quite like it!


i can see this in lots of editorials!


(Is also great to see Raquel in Paris!)

[pucci_mama]

This is s***

I liked one look..maybe two..but can anyone imagine how this would look on normal people?

Crystals..Tu Tu skirts?

Such a shame, I really expected more.

[Party_Vixen]

I am loving this collection. Those dresses are gorgeous .

[LagerfeldBoy]

seriously i really can't stop thinking about this collection! i mean the silhouette of the long dresses at the end are repetitive from past seasons but other than that theyre gorgeous. I realy love how he uses crystals on those jackets and dresses and everything in between. just makes the detials incredibly beautiful. Now those jackets are to die for! just gorgeous! aswell as the pants! just wow! so cool and just wow!