We were beginning to think jewellery had been banned from the Paris catwalks. Thank heavens then for Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquière who sent these beauties down the ramp this afternoon. Nicolas, we salute you!
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text Maia Adams
Charlotte Gainsbourg will be the face of the upcoming Balenciaga perfume, to be launched in February 2010. Not surprising as she is the muse to Nicolas Ghesquiere the designer of the Parisian house.
The French actress, and daughter of cult singer Serge Gainsbourg, already posed for the brand for its Fall/Winter 2008 campaign.
Working with radical hat designer, Stephen Jones, the V&A presents an ‘anthology of hats’.
Drawn from V&A and international collections, and ranging in style and period from a 17th-century Puritan’s hat to a 1950s Balenciaga couture piece, to hats by Jones and his contemporaries including to the latest creations by young milliners such as Noel Stewart, the exhibition investigates the cultural and historic importance of millinery.
The exhibition is arranged in four main themes – Inspiration looks at the myriad of sources including historicism, exoticism and the natural world; Creation explores the techniques, materials and processes; The Salon focuses on the buying and selling of hats and the millinery shop; and The Clients which examines the wearing and etiquette of hats and features headgear worn by well known clients of some of the world’s top milliners including Audrey Hepburn, Anna Piaggi, Dita von Teese.
24 February – 31 May 2009
V&A
The Porter Gallery
South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
A first preview of the upcoming Balenciaga campaign shot by David Sims and featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg, muse to Nicolas Ghesquiere.
Raquel.Z is wearing? the Balenciaga’s spring, pre-fall or fall 2008 collection.
Balenciaga opens today its first London flagship store on Mount street, Mayfair.
Once again Balenciaga strikes points in creativity and luxury with a stunning decor, the result of the collaboration between Nicolas Ghesquiere, French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and light designer Benoit Lalloz.
The store futuristic features are a nod to the original Balenciaga years and a certain London vibe, that of the Pop era. *source:WWD