Balenciaga has come to be known amongst the chic set for its inventive silhouettes, sci fi predilections, unique prints, and lustworthy shoes. While Nicolas Ghesquière tends to focus on more menswear inspired fits with boxy jackets and tapered trousers, he wholly embraced the feminine ruffle for Spring 2013, adding the flourish to peplumed tops and slashed skirts.
Hems were high on asymmetrical skirts, revealing glorious peeks of thigh. More signature suits were offered a saucy vibe, with blazers covering midriff baring crop tops. Chez Balenciaga, skin is in.
And what of those prints? Like other designers for Spring 2013, Ghesquière stuck to a color palette of mostly black and white, using the neutral shades to infuse tweed like pairings, witnessed on slit mini skirts, even more abbreviated tops, and skirt sets.
Later on, however, he embarked on more ambitious and colorful patterns pairing geometric tops in muted yellow with jagged hemmed skirts, lined diagonally or vertically with designs reminiscent of sparse tree branches.
The lace up oxfords in black and beige looked unsuspectingly regular, until a sideways glance revealed a cut out cube heel. A detail quirky enough to sustain true fans for yet another season.
Thoughts on Balenciaga’s latest?
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September 27, 2012 8:28 am
I adore.
September 27, 2012 8:40 am
OMG! Love it, especially those overly done skirts!
September 27, 2012 9:05 am
YES
September 27, 2012 9:16 am
LOVE the ruffles, the assymetrical cuts, and crop tops…YES Balenciaga! I adore it ALL.
September 27, 2012 10:11 am
fantastic! Ghesquière has nailed the perfect balance of feminine, manly, and androgynous. Genius!
September 27, 2012 10:21 am
Adore!! Crazy high hemlines that still look classy, a great look!
September 27, 2012 10:41 am
In love… This show has earned a spot in my top 5 thus far (Katrantzou and Dries are in there too) Ghesquière never disappoints.
September 27, 2012 10:50 am
Love it.org One of my favs so far. This revamps my admiration for Balenciaga.
September 27, 2012 1:17 pm
Gorgeous, love love love!!!!! But at the same time these clothes look very uncomfortable, im just sayin
September 27, 2012 4:17 pm
Those first couple of skirts are beautifully constructed.
September 27, 2012 10:10 pm
This collection definitely speaks to me YEEESSSS!!!!