Balmain F/W 2009.10 Paris

[FashionPower]

THIS looks cheap to death

elle.com

 

[Kate_Moore]

There are a few pieces that are OK, and that I would love to have in my closet, but OF COURSE I can't afford them, we'll have to wait for Zara to take these babies home for 50-70€.

 

[mikeijames]

There are a few pieces that are OK, and that I would love to have in my closet, but OF COURSE I can't afford them, we'll have to wait for Zara to take these babies home for 50-70€.

why wait? these looks -- copied detail for detail -- have been on bebe.com for weeks now....

 

[mikeijames]

Already understood Mike. But if selling was all it took to get an editor to appreciate a label we'd see much worse in our fashion magazines.

balmain's silk tuxedo jacket made the cover of july's harper's bazaar more "fashion-y" subscriber cover featuring doutzen kroes....you can see the cover here:

http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6634214

 

[FashionPower]

Okay the blue sequined dress on Lara Stone costs 10.773 euros,which a relatively LOW price considering that even the simplest dress from the SS09 collection was retailed at 15.000 euros (Magdalena's pink dress for instance)

 

[Dkammern]

somehow i find Magdalena's more reasonable... i wouldnt have called that 'simple' (lara's however...)

 

[mikeijames]

balmain's quintessential look also made into july vogue's "visionary" editorial as well....

 

[Flashbang]

 

[Scotty]

First Look FW09/10 Balmain:


Paris FW 09-10 Balmain:





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[Scotty]

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[Scotty]

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[Lola701]

One of my favorite Balmain by Decarnin collection (let's be honest, only his two last were bad).

Balmain by Decarnin really hit the mark. It was the right brand, at the righ moment, by the right people and at the right place.
In retrospect, i can totally see why all the controversy around it was necessary. It really embodied that time frame in fashion: Balmain's success happened during the crisis and yet it was against everything the fashion system was about at that time.

The funny thing is that, there are a lot of that today.
I don't know really how much RTW they are selling today but Balmain was literally sold out everywhere even with the outrageous prices. Before them, it was impossible to believe that people would buy 1000$ t-shirts and jeans, 2000$ jackets and dresses from 3000 to +10000$ and all that in RTW for such a niche brand.

This brand was also the peak of a Stylist/designer collaboration. The lines were so blurred, even more with this collection. The girls looked like Emmanuelle and were wearing the type of clothes Emmanuelle like and walking to the type of music Emmanuelle loves.

Even more funnier, Balmain was criticized for being too repetitive. Look at our industry today!

Decarnin really changed the game in his short tenure at the house. At a moment when we are talking about the departure of Phoebe Philo at Celine, we must remember that the success of Celine was based on how radically different it was a proposition compared to Decarnin's Balmain. Celine was a vision of a woman and not a duo, it was fairly priced and the contrary of excessive.

Oh god I miss this Balmain. It was so fun!

 

[Scotty]

F/W 2009 Strass Jodhpur Jumpsuit - €707.00

 

[Scotty]

BALMAIN BLUE SEQUIN MINI DRESS SIZE 38 CHRISTOPHE DECARNIN | eBay - $2,500.00

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

I just purchased that dress above in black (which funny enough Lara also wore on the runway ) for only $320, can't believe it's retail price back in 2009 was over $12K USD

 

[Scotty]

I just purchased that dress above in black (which funny enough Lara also wore on the runway ) for only $320, can't believe it's retail price back in 2009 was over $12K USD

How??? Even last year vintage sellers were selling it for above $2000.

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

How??? Even last year vintage sellers were selling it for above $2000.

Just lucky enough to find it on Vestiaire I guess 😅

I love Decarnin's work for Balmain, there's a certain energy of grunginess and deshabille that I think is lacking in this era of hyper-polished fashion.