Don’t need to sniff hard. Your fashion nose should be able to sense it by now, it’s just the matter of time.
Designed by Christophe Decarnin, Balmain has grown so much so quickly with the help of the now very powerful <VogueParis> team, especially with Emmanuelle Alt. Although I personally don’t like his AW08 collection as much as his early work, but the hip factor plus the fine line of vulgarity sexiness triggered the tipping point. This is no long an inner circle thing. Kate Moss and Frankie Ryder were seen in those dove grey zebra print jeans transatlantically. Needless to say, E. Alt and Spanish Vogue’s Barbara Martello both live in those dhoti pants and animal printed tops; when Vanessa Traina, one of whom supported those fringed top boots during this summer. Under his hands, Balmain is now Paris long lost rock chick since Stella McCartney-Chloé The coolness has gone completely bonkers, jealous male counterparts can now be calmed. This is no longer a secret that the ever so timid Decarnin has created a SS09 for Balmain Homme. Without exhibiting it, similar atmosphere, animal prints and sexiness to women’s (and dhoti pants of course) is expected. Decarnin might as well be the first male fashion designer who dares and flirts with the male sexiness again after Tom Ford’s departure at Gucci. Are you teething and drooling now?
Who wears it well? who else?
