Balmain F/W 12.13 Paris

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[christian zh]

They changed the venue?

 

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[TheItGirl]

I am in love! Olivier has done so much for the house and this only is his second collection. I love that the rock'n'roll feel is still there but everything looks luxurious and expensive (no more $2000 t-shirts with holes in them). The jackets are to die for, the trousers seem wearable. Long live Balmain under Olivier!

 

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[Machinegumm]

negl, I like this a lot. Actually, I've been liking Balmain under Olivier more than under Christophe.

 

[Fianna]

I love this collection and especially details! I think Olivier Rousteing perfectly choosed direction to his collections.

 

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[82ndfrag]

I think it was a bit underwhelming, but I'm obsessed with Anna S's first look. It's freakin awesome!

 

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They changed the venue?

I don't know but this show was at Intercontinental Le Grand Hôtel Paris.

 

[pixiedust1603]

The detailing looks exquisite. I'm sort of in love with this collection.

 

[Tentacl Ventricl]

I'm sorry but the conclusion 6 looks in has to be that, compared to Decarnin, Rousteing's work is just not a-rousing.

In terms of continuity of wearer support that has to be a serious code to omit. Just as I said of Pre-Fall and Spring/Summer - where is the sexy, where is the chutzpah, where is the rock and roll?

Then at look #8, Rousteing announces himself. Under his helm Balmain is to become conceptual. Look #8 is quite interesting actually. It's sort of Mary Katrantzou gone graphic plus inner silhouettes, bodymachine references and playing with scale - in the inner fishnet enlarged, flattened surface.

But as soon as look #9 we know what we've been coming to see - it's looking curtains Mr Rousteing. Gone sort of baroque in some sort of smoking affair jacket it just can't flow into the previous look. And it so needed to because now it brings out the worst in #8

And omg - this is potentially the real killer. Is that who I think it is? And could you ever ever imagine Decarnin making a top model look mumsy like that! At look #12.Omg. As Julien McDonald might be heard to say (and he should know B) )''She looks absolutely awful''

The collection then just drifts off into dreary generic platitudes. Had there been any fire to start with I'd have said it well and truly extinguished by the end. Cup of tea anyone. The bare minimum thing this label might expect to be is in at least some sense French. It became thoroughly Anglo-Saxon. Dreary like rain. Or Burberry. No ooh la la, no chic and sexy, no inteligence. Umbrella anyone. Tissue?

How is old Christophe. Any news of his welfare?

 

[get fashion]

The same always, I prefer Decarnin job, at least he was authentical and rock and roll, these dresses are for grandmas.

 

[RedandNavy]

There are definitely some very nice looks here. Sadly, I am still having difficulties to admire a brand that sells cotton tees for 1500 USD.