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Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga Spring 2010

coutorture — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:00:11 -0700

Runway Report: Balenciaga Spring 2010

coutorture — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:07:59 -0700

Nicolas Ghesquière returned to urban futurism for spring 2010, dismissing last season's draped cocktail dresses for skinny motocross pants, hooded vests, and ankle boots.

Cathy Horyn called it "graphic, tough and linear" and noted Ghesquière's mix of materials and textures kept the collection from not looking new enough. Suzy Menkes agreed writing, "It had the feeling of clothes never before seen quite like this, even if the first silhouettes of skinny pants touched on the geometry that the designer previously had drawn up for Balenciaga."

The beauty look-black shadow streaked like racing stripes and eyes smudged with florescent orange, blue, yellow and green-was also noteworthy, mimicking Ghesquière's pops of color tucked between leather tops.

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Fashion in 50 Seconds 08/03/09 Connelly Muses For Balenciaga Again, Roland Mouret = RM

FabSugar — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:25:00 -0700

Critics not so sure about Jennifer Connelly in Balenciaga's Fall ads.

Roland Mouret claims he's a chameleon.

Come Wednesday, you can shop Alexander Wang in bed.

Tom Ford will debut his film "A Single Man" at the Venice Film Festival Sept. 11.

Victoria Beckham's fashion dream come true: October's Vogue cover girl.

Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga Fall 2009

coutorture — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Paris 03/05/09. Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images.

Balenciaga Cruise 2010

coutorture — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:07:10 -0700

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With winks to previous collections, Cruise 2010 for Balenciaga was all about balance. Futuristic, trim suiting was met with voluminous, feminine frocks and coats. Utilitarian colors and pocket details were met with ruffled collars and skirts. These contrasts sent the message that the Balenciaga woman, the modern woman, is far from one-dimensional.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/17/09 Derercuny Folds & More

coutorture — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:35:56 -0700

Four-year-old Italian ready-to-wear label, Derercuny, has folded.

Jennifer Connelly is rumored to be returning this fall as the face of Balenciaga.

Sefano Pilati just got a floral sleeve tattooed on his forearm.

J.Crew is opening a concept store in Malibu that is resort themed.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/02/09 The Topshop Madness Begins & More

coutorture — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:34:53 -0700

Racked is, of course, liveblogging the opening of Topshop which they have aptly renamed the "Topshopocalypse". ..

This year's Costume Institute Gala might just spawn some rifts in the industry thanks to the financial requirements of attending.

Designer Todd Oldham added wrongful termination to the list of complaints filed against Old Navy.

Apparently not an April Fool's joke is the opening of the nation's first ever Balenciaga outlet in Woodbury Commons.

Quote Of The Day: Hadley Freeman On The Return Of Shoulder Pads

coutorture — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:48:20 -0700

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Not even when “Bad” was at its baddest was dressing like [Michael] Jackson really what I would call “fashionable.”... But now it’s the most fashionable look you can go for, thanks to Balmain and its stiff, heavily embellished military-style jackets...Which brings us to Dynasty. Yes, yes, you all know about the return of shoulder pads. Nicolas Ghesquière has taken this trend to its natural conclusion with his collection at Balenciaga... The fact that his deep, plush, plunging evening dresses-with, of course, shoulder pads-were shown with that ultimate eighties staple, polka-dot tights, made me love them even more.

”"Free Speech: Hadley Freeman On Michael Jackson And Peaches ‘N Cream", Style.com

Shopping: Thick-Tie Sandals For Summer, Just Like Balenciaga

coutorture — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:54:02 -0700

From left: Derek Lam Aja ribbon sandals $650 @ Net-a-Porter, Rush Tie Up Sandal $70 @ Topshop, Chloe Leather Lopp Strap sandals $700 @ Farfetch.com.

In making our round-up of 100 Shoes From Paris Fashion Week, we fell in love all over again with the chiffon-tied pumps at Balenciaga. Surely, there's a DIY aficionado out there who will take full advantage of this look and, for the rest of us, there are also great current season thick-tie sandals that are similar in style. Although we love the nude color of those by Chloe and Derek Lam, we can't resist the low price of the Topshop version. If we chose that style, we might just have enough left over for the real thing.

Quote Of The Days: Cathy Horyn Talks Balenciaga Prices

coutorture — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:40:41 -0700

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Those draped satin pants at Balenciaga that everyone’s been talking about, with a cummerbund waist, are, as you might imagine, expensive: about $8,000. But in the showroom, which was chocked this morning with buyers (including the Barneys team), I saw a commercial style in black wool that I liked almost as much. They’re sort of full and soft at the top and then narrow and become snug below the knees: about $950. Some of the draped skirts and skimmy print dresses from the commercial line also looked pretty good, I thought. If you want one of the beaded “tweed” tops that opened the Balenciaga show, with the satin draped skirts, the long-sleeve tops will set you back $50,000.

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