Balmain Resort 2024 Paris

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[LadyJunon]

I want to like Rousteing's Balmain, but it's just so unnecessarily loud and caricaturish.

 

[Machinegumm]

It's all so overwhelming. Just... calm down! It's like he designs his collections around whatever he likes the most at that moment. Like an ADHD kid overdosing on sugar. Too much.

 

[Scotty]

Balmain used to be very easy breezy even though it was super meticulous. Now it's just...

 

[tourbillions]

Never change... he really took this excessive aesthetic and ran with it. Hopefully their sales are doing well. I like that in all his collections, you can see that he loves designing clothes and there's always something interesting to look at.

 

[Lola701]

The cut is great. The cut of the trousers is fabulous and there are some cute pieces, mainly in womenswear. The two gingham trousers are highly desirable for Balmain.

Olivier’s taste is very loud and gaudy but not in the good way.
There are designers who have pushed the boundaries of taste and I love that in a designer, but as much as he tries, I don’t think Olivier knows how to handle it.

The snake skin dress with the Hat is totally that. In the vein of what he did for Beyonce. Very loud but dated in the approach. It doesn’t look forward. And despite the very rich embroideries, it all looks cheap and crafty.

‘It’s ironic because this collection has some of the winning elements of some of his earlier Balmain collections.
And Balmain from 2012 unfortunately looks more fresh and modern 11 years later than what he is doing currently.

 

[joedago]

Am I the only one who sees a lot of Schiaparelli? attempt somewhere, somehow? just wondering..

 

[GoldenTribe]

This is a desperate ode to tastelessness. Burn every single piece and then salt the earth.

 

[KoV]

Am I the only one who sees a lot of Schiaparelli? attempt somewhere, somehow? just wondering..

It does sort of feel like he's borrowing from numerous other brand identities (including Schiaparelli), threw them in a blender and ta-da. Like he's auditioning and trying to show the full range of labels he can do.

It was fun looking through these, though. More thought went into the casting, photography, and styling (as over the top as it is) than half of the editorials magazines produce these days. The looks are almost universally loud and a bit costume-y as presented, but I also see lots of beautiful individual pieces.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

It was fun at first but its now turning into a heavy monotonous repetitive motion.

 

[dfl-001]

It's loud and garish and borderline cheap. I don't mind that since it's his aesthetic.
But it's so tiresome. I go halfway through this, and I'm done.
There's always too much and it never feels unified as a ' collection'.

 

[yslforever]

It does sort of feel like he's borrowing from numerous other brand identities (including Schiaparelli), threw them in a blender and ta-da. Like he's auditioning and trying to show the full range of labels he can do.

It was fun looking through these, though. More thought went into the casting, photography, and styling (as over the top as it is) than half of the editorials magazines produce these days. The looks are almost universally loud and a bit costume-y as presented, but I also see lots of beautiful individual pieces.

Maybe I am quite old but it reminds me alot of Lacroix (diffusion lines not couture obsviously) mixed with some YSL Rive Gauche. I like this loud revival, minus the execution issues, and I which he would have been more subtle, but Olivier has never been known for his subtlety.

 

[reese06]

It's excessive and quite good actually. For the first time in a long time, I actually want to try some things

I do see he tried to have a touch of the ease that Decarnin was so great at, however ease is certainly not one of his strengths.

They should really work on getting their clothing on the right ambassadors. i.e.. NOT Beyonce. The right ambassadors can elevate the boots and some of the looks.

they clearly are not interested in a serious proposal of handbags because they are still terrible and basic.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

Balmain used to be cool and fashionable.

Now it looks like drag costumes.

Sasha Colby would look amazing wearing this collection nevertheless.