Balenciaga F/W 10.11 Paris

[*ana*]

I have to say that so far I prefer S/S as well.

same here...

some things can be interesting without being necessarily appealing, i guess. this is one of the few collections this season that made me stop and open all the HQs to see each look better, but i fail to see what's so fabulous and amazing about it. i love ghesquière and i think he's a very intelligent designer, but this time i'll have to join the minority here.

 

[Bidwell]

It is the approach that will resonate and have many followers. A polar opposite to the apocalyptic future vision of Owens, etc, it samples the everyday from mundane to cutting edge and makes a new collage out of them. This optimistic approach closely resembles Courreges, however done in an entirely new way!
Vision is everything.

 

[foreverandnone]

I have lost faith in humanity.

What happened to this label? What happened to the very hard to digest designs that were so undeniably beautiful. He used to make clothing that looked like they were worn by people on other planets...I have been so disappointed for the past few seasons. It's like the one thing I loved about this designer is now lost. Blahhh

There are a few pieces I like, but not many. Oh lawd.

 

[RaniLovesNYC]

This actually looks like a spring collection I don't think I would wear any of this, but it actually looks good. It's pleasant to look it. I don't think anyone should wear it off the runway though. It's more art than wearable.

 

[a.t.]

Hmmmmm...

 

[Amywilliams]

God I love this, and I LOVE nicolas.
And I know the more I look at it, the more I will love it, and those shoes!!!!

 

[lmelanie]

Ahhhh!!! I Love This!

 

[helmut.newton]

Style.com put it perfectly when they called this an "innovative wake-up call". Lets be honest, there is nothing even near the same level as this, in New York/London/Milan/Paris.

What is interesting about this collection is the way he almost completely diffused the idea of traditional haute couture aesthetics. At first glance, you don't necessarily associate this collection with couture techniques because of the futuristic element, but they are there, albeit in a completely modern way.

Besides, whilst I'm not necessarily in love with this collection, I still appreciate it for what it is, which is a research on construction, fabrics, techniques, etc.

And at this point, who cares about wearable clothes? We've seen enough wearability in Milan, and frankly, Im sick of it! New York/London/Milan was too monotone with little variation. We needed a show to challenge and thought-provoke, and Ghesquiere came to the rescue! Thank god we still have designers who are willing to challenge our preconceptions!

 

[WilhelmF]

Those shoes... they're not meant to be worn, they're a piece of art

 

[AbsolutStyle]

Not terribly exciting to me, but I'm enjoying the textures and 60's vibe

 

[MulletProof]

Style.com put it perfectly when they called this an "innovative wake-up call". Lets be honest, there is nothing even near the same level as this, in New York/London/Milan/Paris.

And at this point, who cares about wearable clothes? We've seen enough wearability in Milan, and frankly, Im sick of it! New York/London/Milan was too monotone with little variation. We needed a show to challenge and thought-provoke, and Ghesquiere came to the rescue! Thank god we still have designers who are willing to challenge our preconceptions!

innovation for children. I'm sorry but things might be traditionally death in previous cities and perhaps they will remain so for the rest of the week in Paris but this is nothing we haven't seen real innovators play masterfully in previous years, from Chalayan to hell, even Bernhard Willhelm.. been there, done that. A bunch of piled-up Lego inspiration is unfortunately not enough to make me buy into his 'innovation'.
I don't dislike his entire body of work, want to clear that up, it's just all these praise and adjectives for endless pages at this mediocre collection are poorly coherent with what was actually presented.

And I don't know who complained about unwearability, this, to me, is the definition is of wearibility, and one only a character with the means to acquire it and wear it would have to be strong enough to resist and NOT wear it.. this is the signature, uniform, 'look of the season' kind of thing, the one everyone lusts after and sells out.. this is the new wearability, yet it's not different from the previous one, it has nothing to do with the difficulty of putting it on or understanding a garment well enough to know how you're going to tie this with that, you put this on and you know you're wearing that hot newspaper top that screams one season and one show.. nothing unwearable about that really.. if only for random people on the subway.

 

[MulletProof]

who wrote that by the way? sarah yawn-er? why am i not surprised?

 

[Yonni]

Not enjoying the textures, but the colors are nice. THOSE SHOES Unwearable

 

[Thanatos]

It's all so beautifully made but I don't like the map prints or whatever they are, they remind me of those t-shirts with maps of the underground on that you see guys wearing...... The shoes are just incredible as always, I think I look forward to them more than anything, but I hope that next season he does something completely different from the last three collections even though I absolutely loved S/S 10.

 

[Salvatore]

I still cannot figure out how the top zips to the trousers ...... ?

 

[simons]

i like and appreciate this for the fact that it is true innovation and he's pushing what clothing means today.. however, i think he went a little too far because this collection like his previous efforts seems more futuristic/costume-like than modern. everything is done perfectly--fits, shape yet what usually gets me to dislike a balenciaga collection is the color choices like those here.

its just messy and unorganized this time around, and im usually a fan. he should experiment but hold some restraint. the past seasons have been better for sure compared to this. at least its not boring..

 

[Fiercification]

Well now I've had time to digest I have to say that I am a little disappointed. Whilst I love a lot of the ideas and inspiration going on, the whole thing feels a little messy. The silhouettes are all beautiful but they vary so much from the belted jumpers to the top/skirt combos and the finale dresses. I do love the idea of the map prints and I think that the way those white tops were developed was interesting and eye-catching...but then you get to the dresses at the end and it gets a little too much . I did enjoy the shoes the most in the collection actually, very sleek and simple.

I think I might adjust more to it over time but it's not really doing it for me on a larger scale.

 

[thiago:)]

i haven't been excited with balenciaga for quite a long time...
some looks are interesting but i don't think this collection is cohesive as a whole. maybe with it will look better in print, but i'm not not really waiting for this.
i must say that sasha's look is amazing.

 

[TianCouture]

I think it is wearable without sacraficing to much of Ghesquière's vision. I quite like. It pushes the envelope (slightly) and is (dare I say) somewhat pretty? The colors are not fall like but for some reason I feel like come fall, they will be. I kind of want them to be the new fall colors. Some of the hues definately are though. And it might not be cohesive, it isn't, but for some reason it just workd. Maybe it's just me, but he kind of "traveled" from look to look. I like this collection a lot, and the shoes are divine. Thank goodness someone is still doing mega impact shoes...

 

[fincher]

some pieces are really interesting, great mix of fabrics and very futuristic shapes... anyway, think first of all the shapes are most negative part of this collection... it´s not very flattering for woman´ body