A Retrospective: Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquière (1997-2012)

[LadyJunon]

Ghesquière's Balenciaga is my favourite fashion era ever. Unfortunately, I'm a 20 year-old and was unlucky enough to discover the existence of Balenciaga through his last collection there.

While I do enjoy his work at Louis Vuitton, I really want to focus on the magic behind the iconicity of his Balenciaga as well as his best shows and campaigns. (We can add Louis Vuitton when he leaves or retires.)

I'll start to post a chronological collection archive a bit later.

 

[LadyJunon]

Also, if anyone has the full runway show footage from Spring'99 to Fall'05, please share it with us.

 

[velvetandsilk]

You find photos on firstview.

 

[Drusilla_]

So much of the silhouette that characterised 00s/early 10s fashion (lean, narrow, strong but compact shoulders) was down to his influence.

 

[jeremydante]

No one ever posted anything in this thread; would love to see a full retrospective with HQ scans from collections and campaigns.

 

[Maayan]

Balenciaga F/W 1998:

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