Published on 26 January 2012
Balmain's Olivier Rousteng is making a believer out of me. Which is a pleasant surprise, to say the least, given that I'm the furthest thing from the rocker-babe that Balmain generally dresses.
Refining the hard, glossy overtones that were favoured by his predecessor, Christophe Decarnin, Rousteng's pre-fall 2012 collection for the house offers another, more approachable way to do edge.
The tight, feminine pieces and bold elements are still there, but now the aesthetic is balanced by deftly applied androgynous touches; the oversized jackets were perfection when paired with those calf-length, body conscious shifts.
If only that retooled Moto was available before pre-fall collections hit the shelves...
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