Be it jungle or post-apocalyptic, fashion designer Christophe Decarnin certainly wasn’t going subtle or commercial with his spring 2010 collection for Balmain presented at Paris Fashion Week.
The wunderkind designer had set fashion on fire last season with starting fashion crazy with his military jacket. It seemed for a while that every celebrity such as Rihanna, Beyonce , Victoria Beckham and others just had to have one of the sharp shouldered creations.
Nevertheless, this new collection full of Jane ( as in Tarzan) and Tina ( as in Mad Max) mini skirts, lots and lots of metallics and gold lame and tough girl leathers has received mixed reviews. Some fashion chronicles such as Women’s Wear Daily swoon and others such as the New York Magazine are not impressed. Take a look at the show:
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It looks a little plastic. I like the sillouettes, but why so clingy and plastic.
PS. I hate see the designer come out at the end in jeans after thinking women should be wearing skin tight leather with slits.
LOVE LOVE the Shakira Balmain minidress!!! where can i get that?
I loved his previous collections, but who in the world is going to wear those crazy skirts and mini dresses? Celebs maybe…
popular bloggers are calling his collection ‘gladiator sleaze’
Balenciaga did a much better one, with the same idea. Great show also, you should post the video.