Balenciaga’s Futurism: Paris Fall 2011

Besides the unmistakable, infamous top handle and distressed leather purses, the fashion empire of Balenciaga that is recognized all over the world for their unique and breathtaking designs.

Recently Balenciaga debuted their Fall 2011 collection in Paris and had rave reviews about their newest collaboration. From the celebrity sparked guest list to the critics, everyone there felt that the clothing and overall looks really came together intelligently, courtesy of Nicolas Ghesquière as head of the Balenciaga house.

The collection consisted of clean and classic lines while having a feminine and delicate edge. The first couple looks were a few exceptional woven leather jackets that would stop anyone in their tracks and lust over it. Slowly throughout the show, the woven leather jackets transformed into leather overlays on the dresses; a great effect for the show. The silhouette was extremely classic and had a lot of body to it with the hemlines touching just below the knees. The color palette that was used were a combination in many varieties of shades of dark orange, purples, reds, black and electric blues; perfect for the fall season.

Any women could find good use to any one of these pieces that walked the runway in Paris. The models worked the catwalk with natural and nude makeup that truly complimented the all-embracing futuristic look that Ghesquière was going for their fall 2011 collection; bravo!

Text Jordan Bossman
Source(s): Balenciaga

Have You Been To The Future? We Have..

Futurism has inspired a lot of designers clothing lines these past few months, the runway is where you really catch sight of this futuristic fashion trend. You can't miss it, look out for the metallic colors, raised collars and crazy big sleeves. It almost makes the models look robotic.
Iris Van Herpen is one designer in particular that you may want to keep an eye on, his designs certainly do have a futuristic feel. It's a trend that is definitely eye-catching and over the top.

Futuristic clothes are a funky look, yet sometimes a little over the top, the trick is to pick items that have a slight futuristic touch, not a wacky futuristic touch! You want to look out of this world, not from another world! Also remember some stuff you see on the runway has it's place, only on the runway. ;)

We have to ask; Have you been to the future? If not, will you be traveling to the future any time soon?

by Laura Woodbury-Smith