The long awaited Pierre Balmain collection is now available for pre-order at Luisaviaroma. Great news about this diffusion line is that the prices range from $120-$2000. Much more affordable for the many Balmainiacs. Both the men’s and women’s collection have the grungier, amazingly tailored aesthetic of previous Balmain designer, Christophe Decarnin. The jeans were faded, […]
Here are some still photos of the new Pierre Balmain Spring 2012 collection modeled by Snejana Onopka. The collection holds the same Rock ‘n’ Roll aesthetic of the higher-end division of the fashion house. There is a ton of zebra print, zippers and black and white featured. Or there could be actual color being that
Here is one of the videos to correspond with the highly anticipated Balmain diffusion line, Pierre Balmain. It holds the Balmain punk feel with all the zippers, tight fits, and slouchy tops. I think this collection will do well. I can’t wait to see the still pictures of the pieces. You can watch the video
The first Balmain collection under new designer Olivier Rousteing walked in Paris during the Spring 2012 season. The Matador inspired collection featured looks that were nothing less flashy than the inspiration itself. There was embroidery everywhere, tons of gold and even the return of denim to the line. Something that Balmain never gets wrong is
Keeping with the thoughts of using music as the inspiration, Olivier Rousteing chose Elvis in Vegas for the Balmain Resort collection. He chose Kasia Stuss to be the model for his first jab at womenswear since gaining the title of Creative Director. The collection had a huge amount of detail put into it. Looking at
Just as I expected, Balmain has now gone to a more put together route. At first, when I was looking through this collection, I have to say that I was a bit unsure if it would still have the essence that Christophe Decarnin put into the house. But after looking through the whole collection, I
Balmain has just walked in Paris, but designer Christophe Decarnin was a no show. I’m always interested in seeing what he gives his bow in. Paris has definitely had their fair share of problems this season. This collection was once again inspired by Glam rock, but the glamorous men’s side the genre, i.e. David Bowie.
The first thing I noticed this season from the new Balmain Homme collection is that there are some new colors. Not just the usual khaki and other fatigues, but some orange and teal, blues, and greens. The second thing that I noticed as well, looking through the collection, was movement. The model this season was
Balmain Homme just released their look book for their Spring 2011 collection. The line consists of the Balmain classics of motorcycle jeans, tees, boots, amazing outerwear and belts. I am particularly fond of the red leather baseball jacket and the belts. I seem to be going through this red leather phase right now, I think
Balmain’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection, which debuted at Paris fashion week, is sure to be celebrity hit. The collection featured iterations of many of their past looks, including tie-dying, distressing and embellishments. However, the Spring collection was highlighted by stylish studded denim jackets and my personal favorite, the metallic jeans! Check out some of the looks