Balmain Resort 2024 Paris

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[LindaTelevangelista]

Balmain is so dated these days

 

[Nimsay]

The white tweed jacket cinched with a gold belt was a highlight, combining elegance with structure. The silver liquid pleat dress was a perfect 10, effortlessly capturing modern glamour. The black-and-white two-piece with exaggerated hips echoed the t-shirt collar layering motif seen throughout - that's cohesive design.

The collection felt overstuffed with ideas, with 84 looks being far too many. A tighter edit—halving the women’s line and trimming the men’s collection to around 12 pieces—would have helped.

The J’taime tuxedo shown with pearl pants was the sole standout from the men's offering amidst an underwhelming lineup.

 

[jeanclaude]

Olivier is so lost in a sea of references to other designers, that I wonder if he is able to remember his own name...

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

A bit of Chanel, a bit of Schiaparelli, a bit of Rick Owens, a bit of drag race... Feels chaotic, messy, but also very fearless.
People who praise Nicolas for challenging us with ugliness, please have a look here.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

Not directed to this alone, but it's gotten to the point where ANY kind of text on clothing reads as cheap logo product.

 

[Alquimista]

Man, I can't say I dislike it, but it's so dated.

 

[Norden]

It’s as if plein looked at a Schiaparelli show.
Those t*t tops will sell

 

[Lola701]

It’s interesting that he has been doing the black and gold for years and it looks somehow like Schiaparelli now…
I like the Gaultier inspired trompe-l’œil but I think his cut needs to change.

It really seems like a waste of a good cut. It’s indeed dated.
He needs to relax a bit.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ I enjoy that Olivier's fashion is the equivalent of an intense coked up real housewife and her GBBF twink. HIs sensibilities are always so faithfully, reliably OTT tacky, even unashamedly dated. And that’s oddly reassuring these days when brands are so schizo in their desperate attempt to sell their soul for that 15-minutes-of-fame relevance.

But what I like about him and his brand is that as hilariously tacky as it is, nothing looks like it can be manufactured cheaply and for fastfashion, the way that once always expensive labels like Chanel/Fendi/McQueen looks in their current state. And that he always designs exclusively for a 6’ size 0 figure— and that includes his menswear, is an admirable stance these days.

 

[lowfive1715]

^^^ I enjoy that Olivier's fashion is the equivalent of an intense coked up real housewife and her GBBF twink. HIs sensibilities are always so faithfully, reliably OTT tacky, even unashamedly dated. And that’s oddly reassuring these days when brands are so schizo in their desperate attempt to sell their soul for that 15-minutes-of-fame relevance.

But what I like about him and his brand is that as hilariously tacky as it is, nothing looks like it can be manufactured cheaply and for fastfashion, the way that once always expensive labels like Chanel/Fendi/McQueen looks in their current state. And that he always designs exclusively for a 6’ size 0 figure— and that includes his menswear, is an admirable stance these days.

Well put! I’ve never been a fan but he has a vision that has not been distracted for temporary gains. It’s very admirable to say the least.

 

[XPreme]

If dated or not, some pieces I like. The dinner jackets are Balmain classics.

 

[Deleted member 170196]

Uff - Heavy, dated, tacky, lots of bad copies from other designers, ill proportioned and most of it downright ugly but also very honest. I truly believe that he thinks this is what good fashion should look like. And the person that buys this exists, which you can't say of every brand today.

 

[FashionPower]

Those mens versions of the Givenchy shark lock boots are just VILE.

 

[Deleted member 116957]

Well, at least he's having fun.

 

[tourbillions]

But what I like about him and his brand is that as hilariously tacky as it is, nothing looks like it can be manufactured cheaply and for fastfashion

Definitely this. His collections always look expensive and oppulent. Unfortunate that the tiktok girlies associate this now with schiaparelli when rousteing has been doing it forever. nothing new at all at schiaparelli, and its neither wearable nor fashionable.

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

I don't think it is tiktokish to bring Schiaparelli as one of the references for this. There are a lot of trompe-l'oeil in this collection, and that was a signature of Elsa Schiaparelli.

If that comes down to Olivier via JPGaultier (who was inspired by Elsa to the point of copying the flacon of "Shocking" for his first perfume) is another question...