Balenciaga S/S 10 Paris

[Dkammern]

as much as i've ended up liking most of it (i didn't at first) i still think this collection is, for the high standards of balenciaga, rather Resort-ish.
I am sure it looks great up close, and the fabrics are new, and de construction is fabulous, but that's no different than anything else i'd expect from the label.
there are many of these looks that could've been "summarized" in fewer outfits.
the draping on the tops, the pants, the patches on the dresses. it's not all that different from things he's done before, so even if we can call it a good ghesquiere-redux, it's still all things he could've saved just for the stores.
i have VERY high hopes for his next show. i hope he wont disappoint again

 

[mikeijames]

^agreed. i have to believe the new balenciaga fragrance and the marketing behind it must've pulled his focus from the mainline collection. however, the money from that fragrance future should fuel some pure fantasies in seasons to come. witness viktor and rolf collections after they get perfume cash.

 

[Dkammern]

^^very true. now that you mention it, the tulle from october did have a smell...
anyway, ghesquiere + resources = good news

 

[helmut.newton]

Why oh why haven't we seen the details of the bracelets? They look amazing, but I can't find any clear photos!

ie.

coutorture.com

 

[helmut.newton]

I was looking at Balenciaga's [by Ghesquiere] archives, and I came upon the similiarities between Spring 2003 and Spring 2010, in terms of the hidden/folded fabric which reveals another colour underneath. I knew I had seen that technique before! It's rather striking in colour, no?

Heres an example of how he developed it, or rather, reinterpreted it:

firstview.com/ + elle.com/

 

[mikeijames]

^very true. spring/summer 2010 stood as one of the most self-referential shows for nicolas ghesquiere for balenciaga but in a season about the future, there's no better time for him to show just how ahead-of-his-time he has been all along.

 

[gius]

I hope you don't consider he invented it I come across that all the time while draping on the mannequin. I think it's a natural thing to notice when you study how to make clothes. Anyway a lot of other designers use it extensively too: Yohji, Ann -even if/when they stick to just b & w.