{"id":261997,"date":"2022-03-07T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=261997"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T10:26:57","slug":"balenciaga-fw22-is-a-love-letter-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/balenciaga-fw22-is-a-love-letter-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Balenciaga FW22 is a love letter to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Demna Gvasalia presented Balenciaga’s winter collection during Paris Fashion Week with a stunning show, while paying tribute to Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Even the smallest detail was meticulously taken care of. From the invitations – damaged iPhones 6 – to the wintry stage on which the models paraded. All to the soundtrack composed by Ukrainian classical composer Anton\u00edn Ivo\u0159\u00e1k<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The show, entitled 360\u00ba<\/strong>, has a double meaning: on the one hand it refers to the heat, and on the other to the circular enclosure on which snow was falling and a strong blizzard was blowing. Demna<\/strong> took the opportunity to recite a poem by Ukrainian author Oleksander Oles<\/strong>, who fled the Nazis in 1944. \u00a0In addition, the more than 500 attendees were presented with oversized T-shirts depicting the Ukrainian flag and a personalised note from the designer.<\/p>\n

“I try to imagine the future,”<\/strong> <\/em>says the designer. “Its problems, but also its beauty. We always try to push the boundaries of design. In this case, we’ve made tailoring fully collapsible. You can fit a whole trench coat in a pocket. The clothes take up less space.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

But, as we could see, the technological innovations were not too obvious. The fashion house<\/strong>‘s signature floral print is reintroduced once again this new season. At the same time, the Balenciaga<\/strong> duct tape that was worn not only by one of the models but also by Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> on the front row took centre stage. The concept was simple: elevate the mundane to a new context. “You don’t need Balenciaga clothes to wear that look, you just need the tape. It’s fun to dress without clothes,” s<\/strong><\/em>ays Gvasalia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Exaggerated outerwear, reinvented jumpers, unzipped tracksuit jackets, bombers and lots of denim. All oversized, deconstructed and worn out. Just Balenciaga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Scroll down the gallery below and discover the 360\u00ba<\/strong> images.<\/p>\n