great collection! I just admire alistairs work. And really, imo you cant say you see a balenciaga influence....for me its more that this is HIS signature with which HE created alot of strong balenciaga seasons, one of the best imo!
you can see it really well in his last pringle collections.....and since he is gone out of balenciaga, I could really notice that something essential is missing now in the latest bal collections.
big big failure of pringle to let him go. but maybe his sense of style just didnt fit pringles style philosophy.