My fav look from Balenciaga Spring 2013 because it looks like it’s made of paper


“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007 
“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007 
“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007 
“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007 
“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007 
“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007

“When I first started at this house, I told myself that it had closed in ‘68 a symbolic date of revolution, of rupture. I was 25 years old, I had a viewpoint, the future was not already the past… so I started a fire. The first collection was black, white and grey. I wanted to let them know that there was no joking at Balenciaga. It was very formatted, the models measured 1m 76 not one centimeter smaller. In order for the message to be strong - I needed an army.” 

Nicolas Ghesquière to Elisabeth Quin on his initial aims for Balenciaga and his debut collection (Spring 1998), April 2007

Hedvig Palm, Mackenzie Drazan, and Elena Bartels in Balenciaga FW/12 photographed by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia July 2012

Invitation to Balenciaga’s Spring 2002 show

the best thing about this collection: the hats. simply yes

Balenciaga Spring 2012

Satin and chiffon dress by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1951

Siri Tollerød backstage at Balenciaga Spring 2008

come and live with me i have made room for you in my closet