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Fall 2011: Miu Miu, Balenciaga, Balmain

On the catwalk

Miu Miu (Palais d'Iena) the models parading with her hair pinned back slightly. Inspiration is the greatest stars of the 40s, with this collection so we head to the discovery of Paris during the Second World War. Some insinuate that the latest Prada collection has the air and style of Miu Miu and vice versa, I argue instead that it is only one of the finest collections that designers have ever created for Miu Miu.
The collection consists of dresses and coats with inverted triangle lines, which give importance to the shoulders, with big buttons, also stand out prints and embroidery on dresses extravagant bon-ton, the length of the knee. Among the accessories are very distinctive and glittery shoes and big banana heels clutches zip velvet or fur.



The last time we admired flowers on the Balenciaga catwalk was years ago, and if you remember the summer collection of 2008, the ancient bouquets of flowers that were on the clothes, they had nothing to do with the mix of exotic and colorful blossoms, the protagonists of this latest collection. Nicolas Ghesquière says his collection thus: "The new collection is a play on proportions." Obviously, and as always, it points out the genius and great capacity for innovation and experimentation Ghesquière.
The entire collection is constructed asymmetrically, from the floral print skirts, straight back and with soft pleats in front and longer.



Christophe Decarnin, creative director of the brand, it must collection for Balmain to step aside and give way to her new stylist Melanie Ward, the same one that Emmanuelle Alt replaced after it took post of editor in chief of Vogue Paris. The identity and style of rock that have always characterized the house remain intact, but evolve in less provocative lines and more portable. The influence of Ward, it has not prevented the catwalk in the minidress, now considered hallmark of the brand, this year decorated with hand embroidery with crystals and mirrors, and tuxedos, borrowed from the closets of the boys, in metallic nappa. We can say that Balmain is a rebirth.