All than one can say or do is tip the collective hat to
Olivier Rousteing. Monsieur Balmain may not have had this in mind when he
started his maison but if you have studied vintage Balmain there is DNA present
in the 21st century incarnation.
Rousteing has found his niche and he plays it to the hilt.
It saddens me that my mind went to KK here but it just happens and does not
take away from the presentation and the overall conceptualization of the
collection. This is 21st century hot stuff! This is a designer who
designs and cares not a whit about cost. There is beading and piecing and skin
and stripes and plaids and color and starkness and there is simplicity and over
the top elements. Rousteing shows off his prowess without a problem.
Having handled the clothes personally, it only reinforces
their quality and workmanship and surely is the reason these clothes are wildly
expensive but who cares. If you are hot enough, ballsy enough and hopefully
young enough, these clothes just scream out. The question is really this... “Is
there anything new to say here?” the reply is simply it doesn’t matter as this
designer follows his own path and steps to the head of the class by not caving
to the sameness that is so pervasive in fashion and evolving his own particular
signature.
Normally, reason gets the better of me and speaks of
salability and affordability but then this comes along and it all flies out the
window. The twisted midriff pieces are beautiful as are some of the very
rigidly tailored pieces with their squared off shoulders but most what is so
wonderful is the spirit of the collection. He is a master of special effects
and overt sexuality. This is freedom. This is fashion. This is a designer!
Rousteing built a cult and now he is feeding the hungry
beast all they want and need and never knew they needed or wanted.
Carry on!
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