Balenciaga (June 2004 - December 2012)

[justlooking]

^ me too.... i think i'm missing something....

 

[Symetrie]

Love the boots!

 

[oceanharlot]

I think she looks kinda great actually. I love those boots with the black jeans tucked in. it'd be so easy to wear them with the jeans over them, glad she's showing them off! and I like the proportions on top too- the cropped jacket is a great touch.

 

[Amywilliams]

I dont think she looks that bad in them, it is just that i dont see hilary duff as the right kind of person to be wearing balenciaga! First, there was beyonce in the lego shoes....

 

[maxfield]

oh god are those LEGGINGS tucked into them?

 

[baldy12]

Balenciaga JEANS

Hi! Im about to purchase balenciaga jeans online - black skinny ones...what do you think of their jeans? and their sizing? I'm a 9 or an 8 in tsubis...the size that is available for Balenciaga is 36FR. Would this fit me? Any help would rule. Thanks!

 

[Caffeine]

Hi Baldy12, personally I'm not a huge fan of their jeans...I'm a huge Balenciaga fan but I stick to my regular jean brands when it comes to jeans...

 

[kimair]

i've seen their jeans in person, and they seem very stretchy...
like they would stretch out by the end of the day...

 

[pucci_mama]

Hi Baldy12, personally I'm not a huge fan of their jeans...I'm a huge Balenciaga fan but I stick to my regular jean brands when it comes to jeans...

I have to agree. The denim seems really thin and there is nothing special about them.

 

[Amywilliams]

Where can you buy balenciaga jeans online!?

 

[justlooking]

^ yoox, matchesfashion

they weren't jeans but i tried on some balenciaga pants (stretchy...Gwyneth Paltrow was seen wearing them) and i'm a 26 in jeans and was a 36 in those pants... they definately were not small cut.

 

[augustus]

Justlooking, agreed. This is why I don't get Balenciaga pants and their sizing. The slim cut trousers are always tiny and their "normal" suit pants are always huge.

 

[AlexN]

Is it strange that I don't see THAT much problem with her?

Same here. It's a little awkward, but I had no problem at first glance.

 

[closettherapy]

I have to agree... first of all their sizing seems to be particular to just that style, and the overall cut isn't flattering for all women. Balenciaga is definitely a line you have to try on first, or at least have an extended return policy.

 

[empaulio]

I brought a pair of raw denim from the menswear collection a few season ago and they were quite a small fit however they have stretched out alot. So do bear in mind that denim does give with wear. However that said i dont have much experience with women's denim. I hope this helps a little aswel.

 

[educo]

Hi! Im about to purchase balenciaga jeans online - black skinny ones...what do you think of their jeans? and their sizing? I'm a 9 or an 8 in tsubis...the size that is available for Balenciaga is 36FR. Would this fit me? Any help would rule. Thanks!

That size is more 2/4. If you need something close to your size I would recommend 38/40 FR.

 

[I_killed_couture]

Anybody know if the Balenciaga lego Sandals have been marked down? I'm hoping they could at least go down to $1000 lol...

 

[alix*]

Absolutely love the boots that Hilary Duff is wearing.
I'm not sure I like them with those black jeans though.

 

[kimair]

Balenciaga Makes Debut in Los Angeles

Nicolas Ghesquière has launched Balenciaga's first store here, an expansive, stylized space in a location that he said fits the brand.

The 5,000-square-foot freestanding store across from the Pacific Design Center on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood is the only Balenciaga boutique in the U.S outside Manhattan. The other retail units are in London, Paris, Milan and Hong Kong.

"I fell in love with the building," Ghesquière said. "I always drove by it and always thought it would be a perfect place for a Balenciaga store. The fact that it was across from a landmark, the PDC, made it also very attractive. I like to be on a place where cars drive by. This notion of being visible from a car felt very Los Angeles for me."

Known for cutting-edge designs and celebrity fans like Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss and Jennifer Connelly — who is featured in Balenciaga ad campaigns — the Gucci Group-owned brand's debut has been a highly anticipated event here and the culmination of a process that took about three years.

Each of Balenciaga's stores has a distinct look and feel, a standard that creative director Ghesquière and his store design partner, French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, are determined to achieve. The elaborately designed, two-floor West Hollywood space looks like something out of a high-glamour, futuristic film.

Blue is a signature color, part of an elaborate lighting scheme that changes the look of the store throughout the day as the sun moves. There are shutter-like blue slats that run floor-to-ceiling along the walls.

"We have wanted to make every store different," Ghesquière said. "In the case of Los Angeles, we wanted the experience to be a cross between organic and science fiction. We tried to create an experience that was cohesive with the city, or at least with our vision of the city.

"The light in Los Angeles is very specific and we worked very hard on creating a lighting that evolves as the day goes by," he continued. "Dominique and I have collaborated for several years with lighting designer Benoit Lalloz."

A modern black lava rock garden spans the area between the sidewalk and the store's entrance, mirrors line the walls and LED lighting fixtures are installed throughout. There are custom-made display cases that open with touch-activated mechanisms and silver leaf lines some walls and display cases. Three shades of marble cover the floor in a geometric pattern and flat-screen displays are set within the store's walls.

There are plenty of opulent touches: a huge private dressing room with a bathroom, a minibar for celebrity clients, bathrooms concealed by a sliding door and dressing rooms for men and women that feature seating designed with each gender in mind. The VIP dressing room has its own point of sale setup.

Cash registers are off the sales floor and surrounded by silver consoles.

The collection housed within the store is wide-ranging as well, from $375 sunglasses and $3,000 handbags to apparel and gowns that sell for as much as $70,000.

Offices and a stockroom take up the second floor of the building, a former tile manufacturing space that took two years to renovate. After putting in all that work, don't expect Ghesquière and company to move out anytime soon: Balenciaga has a 10-year lease on a section of Melrose Avenue property that is increasingly popular.

wwd

 

[empaulio]

Sounds fantastic i'd love to visit! It sounds like they stock the mens line aswel, unlike the new london boutique