Balenciaga S/S 2009 Paris

[Kimkhuu]

Loved the pants......... I'll have to take time to digest the first part of the show though........... But piece by piece they look amazing on their own....... And the color palette of the dresses at the end were electrical.

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

details picts from style.it

 

[Salvatore]

GORGEOUS details!

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

This is awesome...
Amazing details and craftsmanship...
It's like Studio 54 goes futuristic...

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

more from style.it:

 

[mackos]

I love how they played with the lights, their colours make the outfits look very different each time! And these sequined dresses are gorgeus, must admit

 

[4n98]

OOPS，HE DID IT AGAIN!!!

very interesting!!!

the sleeves with gloves, the trousers with shoes....

This is absolute new conceptional fashion, but still have the Balenciaga's DNA in it, the revolutionary fabrics,the stunning structure,the perfect details processing,the sleek lines...

And, in the post-hedi Slimane era, I think hot men don't have any better choice than Balenciaga Homme!!!

 

[The.Rock.Inc.]

same source:

btw, if i were a man, i will totally break my piggybank for those pants---

 

[Meg]

I'm kind of on the fence. I don't really like it, but Ghesquiere is of course, not doing things that other people are doing. the only thing that visually appealed to me was the menswear and the tops with straps on them.

That said, I don't know why Cathy Horyn is praising his pulling tights over the shoes, when Doo.Ri was doing that two years ago for the same effect/reason.

 

[I_killed_couture]

I was hoping for better footwear

At least I can shop the Fall collection until something better comes next time around lol

 

[dior_couture1245]

Incredible!!! Nicholas, you are the best! I love the silhouettes, I LOVE the fabrics, I love the accessories, I love the menswear, I love the colored lighting, I love the carpet....it's all perfect!

 

[FashionPower]

The shoes are KINDA WEIRD
I love the carpet and the futuristic mood but some pieces are really hideous
And I still don't understand why he always have to show on the runway the same outfit with different colours

 

[mackos]

I don't know why but it's slowly growing on me, who knows, maybe I will like it And I'm in love with that dress, it's beautiful!

catwalking

 

[Andymoon]

I love the textures, but being honest I'm not feeling it. Leggings over the shoes are not a good idea.

 

[dior_couture1245]

I can't wait for a video of some sort and I can't wait to hear what Nicholas has to say about this collection!

Actually, I have to say the shoes aren't my favorite...I'm not really a fan of the bulbous stuff on the soles...

 

[BerlinRocks]

is it a good sign that i'm liking the details more than the general looks ?!

you always need time people say to sometimes really appreciate a piece of art - isn't it how fashion media describe ghesquiere ? - and look at it a long time. but sometimes, from a cold and first sight you just don't enjoy this piece of art and don't want to go further ....
with this collection, i just don't want to go further .... though i'm more enojying these first passages.

i still have some question : why some of you say tacky when seeing glitters in milan and there say fabulous because of paris and balenciaga ?

the shoes looks like 2025 HighHeelsDiscoGlitterNikeAir

 

[MissAnia]

I'm not really sure what to say... I dislike most of pieces from this collection but there are a very few nice ones..

 

[Deleted member 7575]

That said, I don't know why Cathy Horyn is praising his pulling tights over the shoes, when Doo.Ri was doing that two years ago for the same effect/reason.

Look closer, you'll notice that it's more than a styling trick, which is all that Doo Ri did (and probably thought of by a stylist she hired). These stockings are actually designed into the shoe. Possibly they're an accoutrement (like Prada's troublesome footies) or maybe it's actually fused. I smell a trend for conspicuous and integrated sock fashions.

Amazing collection, as relentless as before. Ghesquire is a futurist, always has been and always will be, and it's coming to a head with this collection. It's perhaps one of the most literal interpretations and yet, as result of the styling, it's some of the most approachable. His plundering of science fiction lexicon is tireless and as cliche as it could be (like in the way Gareth Pugh approaches it) it doesn't suffer from it. You get distracted by all the alien glitz that your forget that these pieces are not fabricated in the future but are made here on earth in the present. And that realization is stunning. It's clearly evident he's putting his atelier to use and what better way to approach construction and design then using a concept based off the unknown and yet-to-be-dreamed aesthetics of a world of tomorrow.

There's a maturity here that was absent from his earlier shows (2001-2004), the threads have recently been revived on the forum. He established his sci-fi look, a nod to his adolescent yearnings, and they were executed impeccably but with a strong undertone of sex and youth. These recent collections and especially this one is much more calm, much more collected. In a sense it's less Alaia and Montana than before. It doesn't scream and shout the way a Christopher Kane collection might (who owes much of his aesthetic to Ghesquire and borders on derivative). You are able to envision it on someone older than 30, for once. Maybe Maggie Cheung and Charlotte Gainsbourg are getting older.

This collection is not obvious in that there are clear and digestible pieces immediately craving your ownership. They force you to think, they require you to truly evaluate the context in which they will become a part of your life. This is the same quality that permeates Ghesquire's work from the earlier part of the decade and it's no surprise that it's those collections that are constantly being referenced now- 5 years later. There's some currency in thinking about the future.

 

[Thefrenchy]

The menswear is just great, i'll start saving for a jacket or the pants. Goddd, the pants are soo good

I love everything in #18 (minus the woman's look)
#20, perfect suits, love the women's pants
#26, love the pants again
Not a fan of the dresses in #28 and #30

I'm a bit (ok, realllly) disappointed in the shoes, not wearable
but i love those little clutches/bags

 

[TheVeed]

So alien-chic