{"id":81521,"date":"2023-09-28T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=240420"},"modified":"2023-09-29T07:05:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:05:09","slug":"balmain-stolen-collection-show","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/balmain-stolen-collection-show\/","title":{"rendered":"PFW: With \u2018Florals For Spring\u2019, Balmain Breaks New Ground To Sow The Seeds Of Its Atelier\u2019s Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_240433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240433\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240433\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-Florals-For-Spring.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-Florals-For-Spring\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1535\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balmain Ready To Wear Spring 2024 held at Palais de Chaillot on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Giovanni Giannoni\/WWD via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">We wonder if Meryl Streep\u2019s ice-cold Miranda Priestly\u2014who sardonically touted \u201cflorals for spring\u2026groundbreaking\u201d when a fictional fashion editor suggested they do a botanical-themed main fashion shoot\u2014 would\u2019ve given Balmain\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2024 collection her infamous pursed lips or two nods of approval.\u00a0 After all, the collection is titled \u2018Florals For Spring\u2019 in an homage to fashion\u2019s disdain for the obvious motif come September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, in this collection, Balmain\u2019s creative director <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/balmain-olivier-rousteing-collection-theft\/\">Olivier Rousteing<\/a> shifts the lexicon away from trite and contrived expressions and rather breaks new ground to sow the seeds of couture-level technically planted by Pierre Balmain himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s been a big week for Rousteing. Less than ten days ago on September 10th, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/balmain-olivier-rousteing-collection-theft\/\">50 pieces from the French luxuriate\u2019s SS24 collection were reportedly stolen in an alleged carjacking<\/a> while en route from the airport. Rousteing and his atelier were forced to remake over \u201c70% of the collection\u201d, as the designer told press after the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/paris-fashion-week-ss24-schedule\/\">Paris Fashion Week<\/a> show on Wednesday evening. The object of the thieves\u2019 sticky fingers? \u201cMostly tailoring, denim, and jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet, despite this sartorial nightmare, Balmain presented a cohesive collection of 54 looks that returned <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/articles\/balmain-fall-winter-23-show\/\">Monsieur Balmain\u2019s<\/a> emboldened spirit to the forefront of the Maison after a reign of chintzy embellishments and hyper-structured silhouettes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Evoking the post-war golden age of French couturiers, Rousting looked to the liberating, body-conscious shapes of the 1950s, reworking and revisiting some of the house\u2019s signature \u2018isms\u2019 like tailored waists and bell-shaped skirts that protruded like bustles over pleated skirts or bare legs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240434\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240434\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-11.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24-11\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27:\u00a0 \u00a0Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale &#8211; Corbis\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first half of the collection played into these archival tropes. Gilded ornate buttons adorned the architecturally clean shapes, with each piece softened by curved accents like bowed necklines or rounded shoulders. When tailoring was sharp with jagged lapels, the ensemble was offset with saccharine skirts featuring twisted and upturned hemlines that evoked a sort of sculpted peplum finish.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, the latter half of the collection was where Balmain cemented its status as a grand couturier house. Over sweet polka-dot prints and deliciously draped baby-blue dresses, ornamental rubbery 3D-printed flowers or intricately twisted rosettes bloomed from the bodices with enchanting wonder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240429\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240429\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-6.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24-6.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">In some looks, these florals extended along a crystal-encrusted vine and poked out from the mainline of the dress to create a sense of asymmetry. Elsewhere, the grandiose pageantry of structured sequin dresses served as a form of thorn that apprehends the wearer thanks to the pieces\u2019 rigid form.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Balmain\u2019s garden there\u2019s both beauty and pain; a fitting floret for a collection marred by tragedy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But isn\u2019t that what fashion is about? Turning torment into art, Balmain proved the Maison is in perennial bloom that sprouts despite misfortune.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240431\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240431\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-8.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: A model walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240430\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240430\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-7.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: A model walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240428\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240428\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-5.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27:\u00a0 A model walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240427\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240427\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-4.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27:\u00a0 A model walks the runway during the Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Estrop\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240426\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240426\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-3.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240425\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240425\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-2.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240423\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240423\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-1.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240422\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240422\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-10.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Peter White\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240421\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-full wp-image-240421\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Balmain-SS24-9.jpg\" alt=\"Balmain-SS24\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PARIS, FRANCE &#8211; SEPTEMBER 27: Balmain Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2023 in Paris, France. 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