This Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere was exquisitely created and engineered. I love how the fake leather and fabrics were sewn together and how the archival elements of Balenciaga were a trend in this entire collection. Ghesquiere can never go wrong with his great confident creativity was demonstrated in this collection.
focusing on the colection i think now he is in a very personal way, he is doing so much ghesquiere and i dont think should use balenciaga name to do it... we are talking about cristobal balenciaga the best couturier
@Zacatecana91 so it should be he is using balenciaga name and the shop in paris is at the same building.... i really think they need to change designer, he did great collections since 2006 to 2009 but then started doing his own just guesquiere.....
Listen, all of you that say that Balenciaga isn't Balenciaga anymore couldn't be more wrong. If it wasn't for Ghesquiere the world wouldn't even be aware of the brand. Ghesquiere is a genius, it's about bringing the brand to the future. Cristobals designs at his time were considered futuristic with his glorious cocoon shapes. Don't shit on someone for being creative, while you all walk around if not wearing Balenciaga by Nicholas Ghesquiere, at least wearing a style he made popular years ago.
Not to mention Christian Dior was a student of Cristobal Balenciaga's, who blatantly ripped Mr. Balenciaga off with his silhouettes. Cristobal was far ahead of the times he was in and only now some people are beginning to take notice.
Comparing this with the Spring collection, I actually liked the Spring collection better. If you look at the pieces individually, there's alot of good stuff here. I'm not too sure about how it's put together in ensembles, though. I think the lighting was horrible, too; I can't SEE the clothes!!! Still, you have to give the guy kudos for at least trying to experiment with new shapes.
I have to agree with some of the previous comments in here. Definitely an interesting collection. I thought it was good, not WOW but interesting...the combinations/colors/textures...where not the norm and kept it interesting, the music was perfect...all in all it wasn't bad...I do feel though if I were to turn something like some of those pieces in at fashion school, I would not get a good grade...I guess when you get to that level in the industry, you can make funky things and not have to worry
my favourite show of the season, the people commenting negatively i dont tihnk are looking deep enough, the references are SO subtle, the proportion amazing, hidden sexuality, its a really amazing collection, the calf length skirts and those gilets and coats are stunning
@Lovekatemoss2 I agree, though this collection is amazing, in my opinion, it's not relevant to Balenciaga's roots. I just finished watching a mini documentary in Spanish of his detailed work and it amazed me and then I thought about how the line is today, I don't see similarity. Balenciaga is not Balenciaga anymore...
I know this is an old comment but the reason why everyone loved Nicolas at Balenciaga was bc he DID reference the archives all the time but it wasn't overly literal. He reworked a lot of those older Cristobal ideas or looks and pushed them into the future. Look at his interviews with Tim Blanks, even he always understood what new aspect of Balenciaga he was trying to reference with each collection. Here you have the floral prints which might have even been a blown up reproduction of an original Cristobal print, the cocoon shapes, the playing with big oversize volume. It's even a bit 60s/mod/graphic shapes, something Cristobal also dominated. There are the iconic 50s couture dresses but he also dabbled into so many other things, he never just had one look.
