It was a day of many firsts: the first time Balenciaga has shown couture since the closure of the house's atelier in 1968; the first time that the brand included men's looks in its couture offering; the first time the Georgian designer designed couture for the label; the first timeThe Fall 2021 collection is every bit a love letter to the house's founding father, packed with bold architectural shapes and exaggerated proportions and sticking to the couture presentation format by...
Texture plays a big role in Balenciaga's couture outing, as does fabric innovation: A sculptural, silver faux fox fur jacket and faux feather coat, are crafted using a silk thread embroidery technique. There's also a hand-pieced skirt, loose-fit jeans in faux crocodile leather and bathrobe-style coats in micro knifed leather rounding out the clever use of fabric in the custom-made assortment.
As much as the collection is a tribute to the unique heritage of the house, Gvasalia brings his refined, yet wry, vision of fashion into the assortment — think "mom" jeans paired with museum-worthy jackets and bags that resemble cardboard shopping bags for shoeboxes.
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