Balmain Menswear F/W 2023.24 Paris

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[gallianostan]

well, this is quite something, isn't it? i thought his womenswear offerings were the worst work he could produce, and lo! here's a lower place.

 

[reese06]

Who is this actually for?

Outside of a scene in "Emily in Paris", I can't imagine these clothes on anyone.

 

[THD96]

I can do without the flare pants, but overall I quite like them.

I like that it feels very opulent and decadent. I'm glad that he doesn't do the tired route of streetwear for men, there is some interesting proposition for men.
My favorite look is the crocodile embossed leather jacket.

The styling can be better because I think there are a lot of great separate pieces.

 

[RedSmokeRise]

It's super ridiculous. But .... I'm like really loving the cut of the trousers.

 

[Phuel]

Good for him for being able to fully, deeply indulge in these costumes for his ideal of drag/ball culture everydaywear, I suppose. If there are enough Law Roaches/Bryanboys/Billy Porters of the world willing to pay retail for this, then he knows what he’s doing LOL

I suspect he’s also counting on women to be buying into this as well. But even some of these designs are even too OTT for his clientele who is in a constant state of perma-exhibitionism. The monogrammed pieces seem to be the most solid strategy for pushing a mainstay stock with its Vuitton Damier x Dapper Dan knockoff pattern.

 

[jeanclaude]

Some looks would not be out of place in a Pierre Cardin collection...

 

[HazJW]

This is giving gay African dictator and I'm into it.

 

[Cocteau Stone]

Like a well made Harris Reed collection meets Roseberry's Schiaparelli embellishing and penchant for the 80's done in black.

The shoes are horrible and tiresome, and I can't tolerate a flared pant that is cut like that. It flatters next to no one. Don't understand why so many designers are insisting on this style lately.

 

[Avonlea]

It's not bad, it's just horribly styled.

 

[XPreme]

It feels like a "real life" sketchbook. But I like it.

 

[Nimsay]

The limitations of menswear benefit olivier. He cannot do flowing garments at all and that works well here. I may check out some of these pieces particularly that red cropped jacket. I already have a zillion tailored cropped cigarette slacks so i dont need more.