Balenciaga F/W 06.07 Paris

[tott]

^ Eloquently put.

 

[em 692]

the poofs seem a bit odd to me they look like they don't belong...

but i love the dresses, especially this one:

vogue.it

 

[Spacemiu]

Very nice, the only thing i don't like is hats, i think they are just sort of an unintresting distraction.

While I do prefer Ghesquire's earlier work for Balenciaga that seemed more him , I think this is exactly how Balenciaga should look, a very modern update of the house's original silhouettes and details.

 

[JJohnson]

OMG I Love it, I think im like the only person who loves plaid, I dunno I think its kinda cool that a designer can use a material that is considered sometimes as "cheap" and make it into a luxury item! I love the embroidered shirts! Its amazing! Im not that into the hats but the elevated shoes are great! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hye Park Lover]

I don't like the far too voluminous shapes of the first view looks as they won't suit anyone above a size 6 or shorter than 5'10", but IMO the looks gradually improve throughout the collection and the ending is just beautiful!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Very nice, the only thing i don't like is hats, i think they are just sort of an unintresting distraction.

While I do prefer Ghesquire's earlier work for Balenciaga that seemed more him , I think this is exactly how Balenciaga should look, a very modern update of the house's original silhouettes and details.

I don't like the early work, that was really boring. What could be called a mid point (2002-2004) was just too much. The recent work is my favorite and that is what editors and buyers (and sales) have been responding to. It's always been purely Nicholas Ghesquire with a slight hint of what he thought Balencaiga was. He never really referenced the archives, especially not to this extent.

I don't think if Balenciaga were designing today it would look anything like this collection. The last thing he designed right before his death was the geometric wedding dress for Duqesa de Cadiz. The ideals (not the literal styles) inherent in that dress and all of Balenciaga's collections are what Ghesquire should be focusing on. I would prefer Ghesquire not even try than to make such a parody of it.

Issey Miyake began where Cristobal ended, you see it in his treatment of the female shape and his genius in cutting. Bernhard Willhelm in his attempt to channel the eccentric vigor of Capucci I think captured the ideal Balenciaga has always been working with. This idea of a subverted feminity that utilized porportions and notions that went far beyond that of fashion. Ghesquire IMO came nearest in those 2002-2004 collections, but comercially they were not substantial.

in some ways, I prefer this collection as a revival of Capucci over Balenciaga.

 

[Callidora]

It was definitely not expected. I expected a continuation of the S/S 2006 direction, taken to new heights of wonderfulness, but instead he seemed to do a 180 and really tone things down. That said, I still really like it, the clothes are very beautiful and wearable, but it's not very...exciting.

 

[Bidwell]

Avoiding the hyper feminine frills and lace of the past seasons was inevitable for the catalyst who started it. His play on volumes is in synch with the best of them. Utilizing the amazing archives as a sounding board would have been in the works, but being referential has its price.
Unfortunately it may have been overstepped by including too many of them at once:
*The dense dimensional embroidery
*The windowpane checks on bias
*Raglan/Kimono sleeves
*Infanta peplums and ruching
*Stand away collars
*of course, those hats.
To give respect where due, his cuts on some of these clothes rival the master himself especially in the minimalist seams and the fabrics are exquisite.
I like the twiggy legs (what girl wouldn't?) the platforms adding to the proportion, and even the odd hat.
With experiments, sometimes things don't gel at once, but it's a start on something new.

 

[Pastry]

He never really referenced the archives, especially not to this extent.

some of the garments from the last collection are direct copies...


as soon as i saw the collection on balenciaga.com i could tell what the tfs reviews would be, i wasn't wrong...

i'm going to put in a positive one for now though...i love it!

 

[Deleted member 7575]

some of the garments from the last collection are direct copies...


as soon as i saw the collection on balenciaga.com i could tell what the tfs reviews would be, i wasn't wrong...

i'm going to put in a positive one for now though...i love it!

Yes, it was his first season with access to the archives (please correct me if I am wrong). It was also only for a handful of dresses and not the majority of the collection. And he at least kept their integrity. I think Balenciaga would be dissapointed to see what has been done with his designs.

 

[Pastry]

ahh..so it was actually the very first season he was granted access to the archives? doesn't seem right to me...

i think cristobal would be pleased..but we'll agree to disagree...

and i think i hear cathy horyn shredding this

 

[JJohnson]

I love it all too.

 

[iluvjeisa]

ahh..so it was actually the very first season he was granted access to the archives? doesn't seem right to me...

i think cristobal would be pleased..but we'll agree to disagree...

and i think i hear cathy horyn shredding this

That's funny because I hear style.com's rave reviews

 

[snowqueen]

I nautical I and equestrian ... but together im not so sure that it goes.I just dont see the logic behind it all.
Its not that this collection is bad it oviously just cant live upto the spring collection. SO by my theory next summers collection sould be great.
The hats just remind me of riding school. I like some idividual pieces but theres a lot i dont like. I like the volume, and some of the details and beading in it. But i feel the plaids are a bit overbaked everyone is doing them .. *yawn* cant they think of something new.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

ahh..so it was actually the very first season he was granted access to the archives? doesn't seem right to me...

i think cristobal would be pleased..but we'll agree to disagree...

and i think i hear cathy horyn shredding this

No, I mean you are right, S/S 06 was the first collection he was able to get into the archives. I believe I read that in a recent interview. It may have been in the current Vogue.

 

[Pastry]

That's funny because I hear style.com's rave reviews

meh, sarah mower also manages to drop a sweet line about dolce& gabbana as well as dior, soo...

 

[snowqueen]

I the sixties referances .. i love this era

 

[Pastry]

No, I mean you are right, S/S 06 was the first collection he was able to get into the archives. I believe I read that in a recent interview. It may have been in the current Vogue.

ooh, i wouldn't buy the mag under the threat of death, but read the article in chapters..hee hee hee

OK, getting off topic

 

[Deleted member 7575]

meh, sarah mower also manages to drop a sweet line about dolce& gabbana as well as dior, soo...

god I hope they don't have her review it. I am interested in what Cathy Horyn will say. She has an extensive fashion history knowledge and I usually allow her opinion to inform mine in situations like these.

 

[Pastry]

yeah...but you can count on it! ha!