Balmain at Paris Fashion Week SS 12

Yesterday was a great day at Paris Fashion Weeks. So many unmissable shows and plenty of amazing clothes on display. The one show I'm always really looking forward to is by Balmain. This season was a first proper collection for new creative director Olivier Rousteing and I couldn't wait to see, what he'd do with the label. It was still very Balmain - very sexy, plenty of short hems, low cuts, strong shoulders, skinny trousers, but it seemed softer and maybe more pleasing to the eye. It must have been really hard filling Christophe Decarnin's shoes, as he did amazingly for the label, but I think Rousteing did really well.
The colour palette contains a lot of black, white and gold with some pale blue thrown in and there's also quite a lot of embellishment, but it's never too much. The collection seems really relaxed, yet still very sophisticated. I love the structured shoulders agains simpler bottom halfs. Well done to Olivier I wish him good luck for the future. If he started as he means to go on, then I expect some good things from him and plenty of followers to go with it. Now I'm rather excited for Sunday when they're going to reveal the Pierre Balmain diffusion line. What did you think of this collection?
Have a stylish day.

Dreaming of... Balmain diffusion line

Fashion is so exciting. You can never be bored or really stay ahead of the game as there is always so much happening. Fashion weeks twice a year, resort and pre-fall collections in between, Fashion's Night Out, upcoming designer collaborations.. The list goes on. One of the things I'm really looking forward to, is for the Balmain diffusion line to come out. We have to wait until December for this to happen, but there's no harm in having a sneak peak of what to expect. Balmain is known for great pants and structured jackets and more. They've been setting trends for quite a few seasons and judging by these pictures, I expect none less from the cheaper line.
The good news is, the prices will start at about £100, the bad news is, it won't be designed by Oliver Rousteing, Christophe Decarnin's successor (who resigned earlier this year). The French house says it will still have the same rock essence but will be more casual and relaxed. Whatever that means, I can't wait to see the whole collection and of course buy few pieces.
Have a stylish day.