Balenciaga!
Balenciaga
Ebay! Balenciaga morning! Paris, today we go to... Balenciaga! Well hello Loïc! Oh, I didn't even see you! Kim, Kim, Kim! Adut! Hello from the other side! Cole, Joan and Joey!
Gagged! Isabelle, Teddy, Hari, Alexis!
Surviving! Yseult, Lisa, Eva, Anna, Salma, Dara, Renata, Vittoria, Mona, Demna, and Lisa! Great clothes. Rachel!
Myself! Beanies, silk, tape, eBay, bras!
Ebay! Demna breaks down his collection!
I’m actually happy! Half laughing and half... Oh my god, genius! It made me laugh. Hello, I'm Loïc Prigent. Subscribe to the channel to see everything about fashion! I love you, Demna! Thank you! Welcome to Balenciaga! Sunday morning, it's Paris Fashion Week, a gigantic tent for the Balenciaga show. Sunday morning, it's Paris Fashion Week, a gigantic tent for the Balenciaga show. Where are we?
We're at Balenciaga. It's quite early in
the morning and freezing, but fans are already
outside to scan guests arriving at one of the key shows of the week. A couture bubblegum! Half of the Eiffel Tower. Cole demonstrates what a XXXXL suit can look like in real life. Lisa in a couture duvet. Very nice! Isabelle arrives and stops! She's waiting for you. Hurry up! Fans screaming my first name! Loiiiiiiic!!
Success! Inside, it's a brutalist dream, except that we're
immersed in a square box recovered by
screens from floor to ceiling. Balenciaga's screen time. Your screen time
problem gone even more problematic. Classic black office chairs, not pretty, not designy, just rudimentary and useful. Classic black office chairs, not pretty, not designy, just rudimentary and useful. First guests enter the building, venti-black coffees are downed. Cédric the Balenciaga CEO that we see every Sunday morning during Paris Fashion Week. As if we were going to mass, as if he were the priest of our fashionable parish! It has a very symbolic meaning, linked to Cristóbal himself. There's something ceremonial about it. Russian actress Renata, one of Demna's muse, enters.
Superformal! Followed by American football star Stefon. Elisabeth of System Magazine finally wears the Junya jacket we bought together in a vintage shop. Does it look familiar?
No, it's not a Chanel. Rachel is in Paris!
Supermodel Paloma, Juyeon from the band The Boys, with his entourage. Krit wearing his trompe-l'oeil G-string in a full bold red look from the Balenciaga Los Angeles collection. And if you haven't
seen my video about this show, I encourage you to do so. Amelia, the definition of good mood. Wanna see my bag? This is called Rodeo. It's about 500
pounds with added chains. It's so <3 major! I think I'm one of the only
people in the world that has it. So I just wanted to let you know. Artist-performer
Alexis looking not like Cruella, but like Alexis,
for once, with Fuzz and Mules. I love it. They said I've got to paint my toenails black. I said I'm a drag queen. They're normally black anyway. Model Kahlil got all glammed up for the occasion. I'm like 1m92, and it's my first time in heels, so actually my second. It feels strong, but a little shaky. Salma and her husband, Francois. As more celebrities are coming, the set gets overwhelmed, fully packed. In this front row chaos, we spot tennis champion Serena, and influence champion Kim. First, they talk about you, and then they talk about caviar. I don't have to worry about being cold. I know. I'm always cold. After this, I'm gonna go to lunch, with Lori, Lynn Stark, Then we're gonna have
dinner, I don't know where. Maybe like Caviar, Kaspia, but like... I've never been there. It’s so good!
Serious? It’s just like potatoes with... You want to come? It's just like... Maybe Demna. I don't know yet. Okay, let me know. We're gonna figure that out. I have a dinner tonight. I have so much to tell you. I know, I know. I know. I know.
So much to tell you. I know. I know! Supermodel Vittoria and Mona are not backstage. Adut owns the front row. I know. It's so fun to be
on the other side for once. Eliza the muse will not be walking. It's interesting
to be on the other side. Usually I'm watching through
the surveillance system backstage, so... But coach put me on the bench. I don't know what to
expect for this show. Minttu looking spectacular. Danielle the OG model of Cristobal. What do you think of the set? Super, I love it! Teddy, the French champion of Judo, makes a very rare appearance at a fashion show. Look at my sunglasses! Love them. Should I do like Gims? Supermodel Eva sits next to Juyeon. It's cool. It's absolutely cool. Everybody gets seated even
Julien, no backstage this time for him. The world is ready to watch the Balenciaga moment. Rain opens the show. Nose ring, messy hair,
messy black eye, no lip, chewing gum. All the punk elements, but
with all the academic elements. Evening gown, a
construction of hip pads, dos nu, bare back, label hanging from hand. Punk, but timeless, baby. The scope is that we get to
film the face of Demna, a happy Demna. Angelina, is it a sleeve or a train? Is it couture or ready to wear? Julia, the hip pad. It’s called Hip-aulette, it’s funny! It’s not my joke, it’s the atelier’s, the team’s. The Hip-aulettee, let’s work on the hip-aulette today. This is shiny green or adriatic blue. The mood is fun! This is shiny green or adriatic blue. The mood is fun! Experimentation, but fun. It's about pure creativity, fantasy. It’s like creating one’s own reality. The set dramatically darkens. Where are we? In your brain? Oh no it’s way more tidy in my brain! It was the idea of showing my current mood. A silk dress, frozen as if in motion. A technique tried out in
Demna's most recent couture collection. The crystallization of movement. Balenciadrama. Demna Drama. Les collants filés. Clothes for Isabelle Huppert, who received an hour and a half standing ovation at the Odéon. Lise in milky wrap around sunglasses and carefully unfinished hems. Agel with unfinished hems, as if Edouard Scissorhands had landed an internship at Balenciaga. I thought it was so playful and also iconic, I guess. Really cutting. I don't know if these adjectives ring true to anyone else, but I enjoyed it so much. Jung, the precious faux fur, looking rough. The beanie tucked under
the eyes, even under the nose. Typical of teenagers who
let their hair grow too long. Demna coming to terms with the fact that he no longer wants to be subjected to the
distressing news cycle of the outside world. A paradox in this setting of six thousands of screens. Refusing to look at the stream. The beanie was a way of saying: I don’t want to see what you want me to see. It’s tough! I don’t want to see the bullshit content that shows up on my screen 24/7. I force myself to block my apps in order not to go on social media after 9pm and before 10am. It’s an obsession, we all have this problem. Most people have it. I’m aware of it and I try to control that. So with this beanie, you have control. The longest tie on the market. Oversized suit without shoulder pads. Balenciaga talking to businessmen, touching all sorts of categories. With this show I wanted to present all kinds of textures, whereas the shows where I work only one concept, one idea 60 times. Here I wanted to talk to all the sorts of people that make the Balenciaga audience. Here I wanted to talk to all the sorts of people that make the Balenciaga audience. Emi, the top, as bottoms. The idea of a DIY project. Sarah with hands in
the pockets of her jeans. The eBay logo on a long
t-shirt, on a polo, or bomber jacket. eBay as a reselling platform. eBay as inspiration. eBay as joy. It's a collaboration with eBay, with the logo eBay appearing? eBay is a platform I use a lot because I collect a lot of figurines, of lace tablecloths. eBay is a platform I use a lot because I collect a lot of figurines, of lace tablecloths. You can find a lot of these things on eBay! It’s a great platform. I’ve sold a lot of things too, things I had done back in the days at school. I’ve sold a lot of things too, things I had done back in the days at school. It's something that's very personal because as soon as I receive a package with the tape there's this serotonin in me producing because I know I'm going to open it and I'm going to be happy. Because it's something I've found, something I've looked for and something I'm waiting for. I'm a bit of a granny in a way. The great pouches from the Balenciaga accessories transformed into garments. The great pouches from the Balenciaga accessories transformed into garments. Same with the backpack. My favorite look
was the backpack as a dress. It made me laugh. I was laughing and I
love laughing at the fashion show. You carry a backpack, it's useful but it's also your top. I love it. You carry a backpack, it's useful but it's also your top. I love it. It's a bit like "elimination is true elegance" according to Balenciaga, you know, he said that. Isabelli. Classic models to showcase the Balenciaga bags. There are lots of new bags here. This collection was rich on leather goods. I have a new approach to this at Balenciaga. Despite the fact that I'm perceived as a logo designer, I'm in a house where there's no logo. It's the only house in Paris without a logo. Because Balenciaga is a very long word. We don't have a symbol. And we haven't had 50 years of promotions for this symbol. It's far too easy to put a logo on. I don't even have enough logos to put on, but if I did it would be far too obvious and easy to do. It would make my life easier, but I don't like easy things in design I guess. It would make my life easier, but I don't like easy things in design I guess. The careful deconstruction of a trench on our idol Frankie. My idea was a bit of a 1-minute idea.
How to make a garment in 1 minute. My idea was a bit of a 1-minute idea.
How to make a garment in 1 minute. You have one minute to make a garment. Runway project challenge sort of. Mel and Dara, from INTERVIEW magazine both feel seen by the
chewing gum styling trick. Oh my good I feel so seen by the gum. We're so seen. I'm always in the audience like ... And I feel so tacky but you know what now it’s chic! What kind of gum do
you think they were chewing? I don’t think they were chewing gum.
I think it was fake gum. I think they were chewing real gum! What kind of gum?
I’m gonna find out! Oh! I want to say it was different for each person! Because they were some people I was like “that’s a mint” and some people I was like “that’s bubble gum”. I was literally chewing gum just before and then I swallowed it because I was like “I don’t want to be like…”. But I did a mint, I did a spearmint. So mint but kind of chill. I like 5 pieces of gum. They’re like fire! It’s “the five” you know. Because my mom use to be like “don’t chew gums like blow bubble like this big and”… And after real fashion investigation I find out they were chewing “freedent” freezing the teeth! Everyone wondered what the flavor of the gum was. It was good to have that little detail, because for me, fashion has to connect with reality. Even the models were a bit confused when I gave them the chewing gum on the way out, and they'd be like "oh", and I'd say "you have to chew, because that's how you become a bit real". To me it’s called “BALENCIAGUM”
BALENCIAGUM! BALENCIAGUM! That’s brillant!
I didn't think of that! Very that! But I love! Love it! I love “BALENCIAGUM”! Studs, chains, piercings.
Illusions of pantashoes. It’s beyond! It’s out of space. You be walking with the music, the special effects, that’s dope! I do think this is the best fashion show of the week! Awar in an evening down jacket ensemble. The screens are getting
really intense with thousands of faces. Love. The way the tiktok videos were coming out like disfigured and weird. I was like “oh this is freaky”. Really cool! Lacy layering lingerie! Flirty freely layering. The adhesive tape that could be the
one from the eBay cardboard boxes you get. The joy of opening
what you just bid on and won. The tape is from your ebay package.
And the joy of opening it! Last look was a bit of a crescendo, this concept of "overload", of an exaggeration. It matches with the overload of content in the set. More lingerie chaos. T-shirt chaos but haute chaos. This chaos is carefully constructed. Demna hammering us
with his own aesthetic. I think it was the happiest fashion show, if I may say so. Not very funny because it had a rather insistent power. Simone closing the show in the traditional show stopping number. Instead of millions of
crystals, it's hundreds of bras. She's a mess, but an elevated mess. Isabelle calls the shop to buy everything as she feels naked now! Bakckstage Cedric hugs Demna.
Joey is gagged! I’m obsessed with the models chewing the gum! I’m also obsessed with the phone case around the wrist and the airpods case in the ears. Gagged! Voilà this was my Balenciaga by Demna report for fall winter 24/25 ready to wear. Subscribe to my channel to see everything about Balenciaga. Write DEMNA if you got till the end! And visit FASHIONMOODBOARD.COM for tons of free fashion content. Cheers! Tha,k you, see you soon!
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