Balmain S/S 2014 : Rihanna by Inez & Vinoodh

[ohmyy]

The hair is flawless! Go on Riri

 

[gossiping]

awful, truly awful

 

[HeatherAnne]

Man, Olivier has sunk the sophistication of this brand so fast and so hard.

 

[fer19dog]

Everything looks horrible they could have done so much better with her!

 

[Luxx]

Man, Olivier has sunk the sophistication of this brand so fast and so hard.

I feel like Balmain hasn't been sophisticated since the Decarnin days and that is the brand's major strength actually. The look right now is very sexy, flashy, rebellious and at times tacky but so are the people who wear Balmain - and I say that with love. Balmain definitely isn't my taste, but I kind of like that there are people and labels who are really flashy and over the top.

If I had to think of a celebrity who fit right in with the current brand aesthetic Rihanna would definitely be the first person to come to mind.

I do agree with the general consensus that the hair shouldn't hide her beautiful face.

 

[XavierRaphael]

really in love with this, but where is her face? she fits the brands kitchy vibe so well.

 

[SugarMe]

style.com

 

[ad31214]

^ That first shot is so much better.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

^i love these two new shots so much better

 

[kuli_trendy]

meh...!

 

[rebel]

instagram.com/balmainparis

 

[john2elmejor]

I like it except that background!

 

[Valentine27]

I don't like it. They could have done something much better with Rihanna. Not convinced by the choice of the backgrounds. The logo placement makes it look so cheap.

 

[VogueGirl8910]

Post #27... The pics are stuuning, but the others are out of the place.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

the monochrome shots are better but still the hair is a MESS

wish it was like this where she was giving off a Nadege vibe

marieclaire.media.ipcdigital.co.uk

 

[bluestar]

I really don't like it at all. I would have rather liked a more glamorous Balmain campaign.

 

[LRlovesDaria]

The new posted photos are much better than the previous, it reminds me of Whitney a little bit.
But I still don't get the styling quite much...And this is the worst Balmain campaign in recent years, although I'm a fan of Rihanna...such a letdown

 

[zacatecas570]

I like it, Rihanna looks amazing, this is going for a new direction, a change of fonts for the logo would not be that bad, very refreshing for Balmain, like this campaign.

 

[barbiestolemyDVN]

Hate the type plastered diagonally like that, makes it look cheap.

 

[elle_gb]

I know it wasn't a great picture but to see Rihanna is in campaign means business which I believe it was the right time of this brand.