Thursday, March 5

strokes of grandeur

Nicholas Ghesquière has made it again. After consistently pushing the boundaries of the known during the past few seasons he has made of the last Balenciaga collection a fashion feast where subtle genius seems like too much for the eye to take. There are no more futuristic shafts of sci-fi colours or armour-like silhouettes. Instead, Ghesquière strolls between exquisitely wearable prêt-a-porter and indulgent fashion-forward. Skirts, blouses and dresses in chiffon, silk and velvet are combined with elegant hues like bottle green, black and grey with seductive nude details. My favourite? The blue and green high-neck dress with velvet polka dot and draped skirt.



I'm off.

9 comments:

Mrs. Bloom said...

If Cristobal could see how his house has been renewed!!!!
Magical, very subtle yet striking.
Im loving the cut of the skirts and the mix of colors. Loving the silver jumper wih the yelow and salmon skirt. Magnificent!!!!

A. said...

loveee

Coco's Tea Party said...

Great minds think alike. Ha ha.
It is a nice collection - I really like the colours. Everyone else seems to be doing dark shades for Fall.

Char Ruiz Manjarrez said...

Can Nicolas do any wrong? I don't think he ever will. His collection is so parisian, so chic, so he.

C.

Myriam said...

Polkadot tights, cute! And I love those draped skirts and trousers!
xxx

STYLE DU MONDE said...

I love this collection but didn't expect it...

Have a wonderful week!

xx

Mary-Laure said...

Fabulous textures and craftsmanship.

catherine said...

like the shape and the attractive colors, even if the idea of future trends was my favorite part of the Balenciaga game.

Paul Pincus said...

INSANELY BEAUTIFUL.