Balmain Menswear S/S 2015 : Kim Kardashian & Kanye West by Mario Sorrenti

[Phuel]

Very smart marketing.

First Rihanna, now Kanye and her. Balmain is exposing their brand of flashy trashy excess to all the Guidos and Guidettes and R&B crowd that worship these types of celebrities-- readying to unleash cosmetic and fragrance lines that will be snatched up by these types. Very clever move, Balmain.

I don't mind Kanye fronting this label: It's actually very fitting. Their brand of tacky, flashy, trashy, blinged-out, excessive eurotrash rockstar fashion is very him. At least he's a genuine (rock)star.

 

[Luxx]

I think it meshes well with Balmain's clientele. Nothing wrong with the images or even the choice of celebrities - I think it seems really in line with the brand actually.

Could have been interesting to see Kanye with a model though I know that Kimye is a force unto itself

 

[Thefrenchy]

Seeing this makes me realize the more I see that kind of crap, the more I'm done with Fashion...

 

[coutugh]

I'm sick of Mario Sorrenti's Balmain campaigns. Like other people said the retouching is tad awful. I am sick of gimmicky concepts packaged and sold us to as advertisement campaigns.

 

[gazebo]

Beyond Boring! Ok, you are using these two overexposed people so you don't try at all. Maybe if they made Kim a platinum blonde, or have her completely naked and go with the arm candy trophy wife idea to the max, or have her lying lifeless in the background in all the photos, or paint her completely gold or I can go on and on, I wish they did the same. This is just lazy boring.

 

[gossiping]

shame on you balmain

the ww campaign is innovative, powerful, sexy...this is just nothing. those two are pathetic.

 

[Desi]

I really enjoy the second and third shot. I am shameless.

 

[anlabe32]

Kim

Alright, that's another gimmick this season.

 

[GIVENCHYlover]

something about it is not that bad but overall I feel like I've seen the same exact shoot for like 5 years now... crashed lamborghini's and ****... yeah?

...or 6 months ago in US Vogue

 

[Valentine27]

Ugh awful.

Kanye let alone would have been great.

 

[orchidee]

 

[IinaKarolyna]

I am so sick of these two. It feels like everything they touch turns into trash.

 

[KKnardi]

...or 6 months ago in US Vogue

exactly.

 

[ad041715]

Kanye actually photographs well. Kim's static presence just ruins it tbh.

 

[Marc10]

That shot of Kim lying on the car is so vulgar, even more so when we remember this is a high fashion campaign. Looks like something you would find on a rap album cover or a whisky ad.

 

[peteryeap0205]

Oh God, I saw that first shot on Instagram and I came here hoping it was a fan-made advertisement. Turns out it's real.

I really dislike this, as others have mentioned it's cheesy. If I had to choose, though, the second shot would be the most successful one, mostly because Kim blends into the car.

Oh yea, at first I thought was a fan-made ad, who knows it is a real one! **** just got real! yuksss

 

[squilliam]

This brand is officially over, it's all trash now. It's not fierce and sexy anymore. Seriously, these two? Eww, Kanye I can understand, but dragging along that girl...ugh

 

[jeremydante]

i love this. and anyone who disagrees will need to re-think their choice of words years from now. modern day socialites and influencers, these two. all hail the name of kardashian-west.

 

[ad041715]

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[Nepenthes]

I don't have any strong feelings about this. It's just boring and tired.