Balmain Homme: The Secret is Out
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?
really, balmain homme needs to invent something else than copying every single element of hedi slimane’s style, and attitude. it is insane. Hedi’s style is so precise, and so public, why would one even bother ? We call this cheating, and stealing.
hedi and emmanuelle alt, above, are known to be best friend. they are all over the net together, and shoot together great stories. do you think she would be under his influence and transfere at balmain a dior homme vibe ?
like a tuxedo jacket with a slim jeans etc. I mean, come on ? that look is totally an hedi slimane statement from ySL to dior. he invented that look, it belongs to his own personal styling.
they have to stop to copy so obviously hedi slimane’s work and style. it is quite a joke.
What are you guys talking about? Hedi’s look was never ever had the element grunge to this level. (I am talking about Balmain’s menswear) His look was so gloosy and shinny. If anybody copy anyone that would be Hedi. He took the look of Raf Simons early work and just added the luxury. Just study!