Word: balenciagas
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...Perhaps because the next design oligarchy has not yet clearly emerged. But during Fashion Week in New York City last week, three younger voices made themselves heard over the fray. Marc Jacobs reimagined retro futurism with a bunch of nifty jumpers-and-tights looks. Nicolas Ghesquiere, who designs for Balenciaga, presented difficult but fascinating ensembles, some resembling sea anemones in thigh boots. Narciso Rodriguez championed the pretty with impeccably proportioned dresses and evening gowns. Let the spending begin. --By Belinda Luscombe
...hoses, is making its way into the designs of some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses. For spring at Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs offers a white waistcoat and black floral miniskirt, and at Chanel, Lagerfeld weighs in with a gray fishnet jacket--all made of neoprene. At Balenciaga, Nicholas Ghesquiere uses a neoprene-like fabric to make surferesque tops. And where the big designers go, the rest will follow...
...celebrity designers? Many have responded by acquiring the smaller brands, a trick they learned from the beauty business, in which the conglomerate Estee Lauder, for example, bought out M.A.C. and Bobbi Brown in the mid-'90s. Between December 2000 and July 2001, the Gucci Group snapped up Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen. Then there are individual specialty lines: Gucci has issued a series of made-to-measure handbags, and Bottega Veneta designer Thomas Maier offers custom-order services...
...lace mantillas, the overblouse dresses and the sleeveless A-lines. It's also the story of a consummate act of imagemaking. As a Bouvier, she was born with a taste for all things French. By her 20s, that meant anything by Hubert de Givenchy, the French disciple of Balenciaga. Givenchy had dressed Audrey Hepburn in sleek, clean lines that were the last word in mid-'50s modern, a style Jackie adopted as her own. But by 1960, John F. Kennedy was running for President. It would not do for him to have a wife who gave the impression that...
...Balenciaga What would Cristóbal Balenciaga say? The man responsible for the revival of his fashion house used to design uniforms for the Japanese license partner! But under Nicolas Ghesquière's direction, the brand has become super hot. When Ghesquière told Gucci Group that he'd rather continue designing for Balenciaga than launch his own label, they bought the house...