Balenciaga breaks fashion taboos in Paris on way to bigger picture
Demna Gvasalia show offers hovering cocktail dresses, square shoulders and comfort
Demna Gvasalia
Holy shirt: Balenciaga is selling a ‘T-shirt shirt’ for $1,290
The piece, which is just a T-shirt with a long-sleeved shirt draped on top of it, is the fashion house’s latest attention-seeking design.
Balenciaga’s big idea: this season’s fashion will benefit UN charity
Influential designer Demna Gvasalia unveils a collection with fashion as ‘tool of communication’
‘I don’t think elegance is relevant’: Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia, the world’s hottest designer
The 36-year-old Georgian, now Balenciaga’s creative director, is bored of fashion as fantasy and has eschewed the tropes of Parisian glamour for flea market catwalks and crumpled styling. Where can he go next?
Teenage kicks: what’s behind the trend for scribbled-on trainers?
From Vetements x Reebok trainers covered with the words “I’m bored” to Margiela’s “Leave a message”-scrawled kicks, graffiti-covered sneakers are everywhere. What’s the secret message?
Balenciaga reveals its golden touch with surprising takes on men’s style
The label’s spring/summer 2018 menswear show demonstrated how even coach-tour style can be made to look cool