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\u201cHello and welcome. In today\u2019s session we will learn a pathway towards a happier life,\u201d a voiceover at Balenciaga\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2024 Haute Couture Show<\/a> in Paris began. \u201cWhen you\u2019re ready, you can close your eyes and begin with some deep breaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cue Joey King<\/a> adjusting her posture, Nicole Kidman<\/a> appearing an almost statue and Anna Della Russo casting her glare resolutely downward. The latter is then startled as the first model emerges from the heavy cream curtains inside the house\u2019s historic couture salon on Avenue George V.<\/p>\n

\u201cInhale a maximum of air and exhale all the air out, slowing your breath down,\u201d the narrator continues. \u201cRepeat this process three times.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tall ask of a black sunglass-clad fashion set who habitually raise their iPhones at any given sartorial moment. But in creative director Demna\u2019s fourth haute couture offering, it was a welcome reprieve from the Olympic-building chaos at the atelier\u2019s doorstep.<\/p>\n

The first look, an oversized grey tee with cocoon-shaped 3\/4 length sleeves and denim jeans engineered to appear as though a jacket is tied around the waist set Demna\u2019s mode: a tribute to subculture dress codes. Styled with a huge, eccentric saucer hat\u2014a fixture the designer introduced at his first couture show<\/a>\u2014the look was all but a prelude to the collection of everyday garments to follow, all of which were masterfully crafted; pieces lined in silk scuba satin, t-shirt prints with hand-painted oil drawings, a coat made from synthetic hair that took two-and-a-half months to make, a knitted goth dress made with black upcycled glass beads, the list went on. Until Demna’s patchwork of denim, leather, parkas and technical outerwear took a turn mid-show to extend into eveningwear.<\/p>\n

A white column dress was made of melted and upcycled plastic bags, while another was made with a singular piece of black leather\u2014no darts, no seams\u2014and was held together with a giant safety pin, a nod to Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga\u2019s masterful pattern-making. Elsewhere, an inverted pair of denim pants become a column dress, as did a very large amount of aluminium foil. But it was the final look that shook the guests from their meditative state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe finale piece is an ephemeral black nylon dress that only exists for the duration of one event,\u201d the show notes read. \u201cIt is made of 47 meters of fabric and assembled by the couture atelier team in a choreographed process directly around the body of the person and is destined to be only worn once.\u201d<\/p>\n

The piece takes approximately 30 minutes to make\u2014and 30 seconds to dissolve.<\/p>\n

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Yes, there was something incredibly comforting and cosy about these oversized, cocoon-shaped silhouettes being soundtracked by a 10-minute meditative tool kit on how to invite joy into our cluttered minds. And, equally, how it can be channelled on a daily basis through empathy and compassion.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake a moment to think about what it means to you to lead a truly happy life,\u201d the narrator concluded. \u201cWhat would it allow you to do?\u201d<\/p>\n

What the star-studded cohort mentally answered, we\u2019re dying to know.<\/p>\n

See the entire Balenciaga Fall\/Winter 2024 Haute Couture collection below. You can watch the show here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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