Balmain S/S 2009 Paris

[leyla m.]

the torn mesh dress looks great and so do his pant looks. he should stick to those!
shoes will be available to buy by Giuseppe Zanotti

 

[nyc_art_style]

style.it photos washed out everything.

i love this!

now it's not as good as f/w 08, and it is a bit moore trashy than previous collections. but overall it's a very good collection.

i'm not too sure about the big shoulders. some of the rhinestones look cheap. and that lace top on anna is way too prada. but everything else is great.

i'm in love with anja's first look. The glittery web is beautiful. the jeans are fantastic. and it's so cool to see tutus looking fierce. it's basically a collection of very sexy clothes for rock chic women.

 

[MulletProof]

Givenchy AW Couture 2007
Style

..... Can we say copy

I wouldn't. that kind of bandage one-arm mini dresses were also featured in his F/W 07.08 collection, which was presented 3 months earlier than the Givenchy HC show you're pointing out.

 

[sethii]

He would probably do some amazing work for the house of Ungaro come to think of it....

I totally agree.

The body bind theme is way way overdone and the belts themselves are hideous. I'm reviewing his previous collections and they look like couture compared to this.

Actually I'm getting nightmare flashbacks to D&G SS07 I think it's the heels...

 

[sethii]

Givenchy AW Couture 2007

Style
..... Can we say copy

What is copied?

 

[sethii]

The Decline of Balmain

from this in FW07

to FW08

to SS09

[style.com/it]

All elegance has gone - the dresses don't move beautifully anymore it was sexy but refined and felt modern to me...now it looks like scraps from Versace SS09.

 

[Manuva]

That leather jacket on Maryna is incredible! I love, love, love Balmain because I'd wear everything in this collection

 

[chanels]

LOVE IT. The first dress on Anja, the jackets are gorgeous.

 

[kinkexplosion]

[picture of the pink mini dress on magdalena]
***please do not quote images***

im in loveee with this dress!!!!!!!!

 

[AnaBGD]

Love it!!!
Jackets and shoes are to die for I love most of the short dresses and ripped jeans too.
The only piece I really dislike is colorful dress on Lara...

 

[cato.]

Love it!


Also, does anybody know why Balmain is one of the most overpriced brands out there? A simple tshirt is about 300 dollars.

 

[sethii]

^ He did the same dress last year but in black. Anything worthwhile about this collection can be found in the FW08 collection. My favourite pieces of this collection are both worn by Anja!

 

[Jungla_Juana]

cato, 300 would be cheap! Balmain's tees are around $1400.

EXTREMELY overpriced.

 

[avantgarde]

this is such a fierce collection

 

[thiago:)]

I like this collection very much! Although he had repeated some previous concepts it's great.
The dresses were so well executed and alive. Very summer.
What I like most is that I'm not seeing this sexiness this season and this collection prooves that it's possible.
I didn't like Lily D.'s pink dress - it is a bit tacky.
I really like the jackets!
Overall this is a incredible collection

 

[Lamia]

I love the collection too!
Love the dresses on Anja,Kim's outfits and leather jacket on Maryna!And the shoes....

 

[Sweet rus]

I know it's nothing new, but I still like this collection. And the shoes are gorgeous!

 

[harrietcamilla]

As always i love it!

 

[AlexLovesIt]

Those shoes remind me of the Steve Madden gladiators everyone went crazy over, just with heels.

There are some nice things but for me, the edginess is missing. Everything is just sort out of there.

 

[helena]

versace-dolce-leger-mania....god it really lacks an edge imo. It is also supremely unflattering....

I see a couple of outfits that look like they were designed specifically to flatter Carine Roitfeld...imitation being the best form etc etc.