Balenciaga Fall 2012


Updated 03/01/12 10:48 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Balenciaga Fall 2012

Nicolas Ghesquière showed off a sporty Space Age collection for Balenciaga's Fall 2012 collection, comprised of baggy metallic pants, sheer dresses, and boxy structured coats. "We imagined this Balenciaga Inc. company [in the '80s] and then we started to identify the functions the staff have and the clothes they would wear — the space-age sweatshirt girls were the spies infiltrating the Read more

Fab Flash: Charlotte Gainsbourg to Model Balenciaga


Updated 04/10/08 9:33 AM · Posted by FabSugar · 11 comments

Fab Flash: Charlotte Gainsbourg to Model Balenciaga

Nicholas Ghesquiere caved to the celebrity draw for Spring, choosing Jennifer Connelly to front his floral-filled Balenciaga ad campaign. Although you all weren't fans of the result, Mr. Ghesquiere must have seen something he liked because now rumors are swirling that he's tapped French actress, Balenciaga muse, and Parisian-chic style icon Charlotte Gainsbourg to appear in his Fall campaign. Read more

Paris Fashion Week, Fall 2008: Balenciaga


Updated 02/29/08 12:04 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 14 comments

Paris Fashion Week, Fall 2008: Balenciaga

Structure, rubber, and slits: That's what Balenciaga Fall 2008 is made of. Although the collection had continuity from previous seasons — cocoon-shaped jackets, cropped fitted pants, and greyscale color — surprises still abounded. Pearl-encrusted and rhinestone costume jewelry draped around necklines and wrists, deconstructed velvet bandage tops popped in primary colors, and hand-painted Read more

On Our Radar: Gap Spring European Collection


Updated 02/23/08 7:55 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 19 comments

On Our Radar: Gap Spring European Collection

If you're looking for an affordable collection with some serious fashion pedigree — bulls eye. Designed with the help of Marie-Amelie Sauve, muse to Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere and fashion director of Vogue Paris, the newly in-stores Spring collection is full of nonchalantly chic tunic tops, shirtdresses, and baggy denim shorts. Best of all, prices run $20-$70, with the exception Read more