It’s such a relief to see a pregnant starlet wear a reasonable shoe instead of forcing her swollen ankles into a pair of six-inch Louboutins. Kim Kardashian has been on the go a great deal recently, jetting from Paris to NYC to LA and back for business reasons unknown. (I’m sure we’ll all find out what’s up during the next season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians!) She was most recently spotted at JFK wearing Balenciaga Arena Brogue Perforated Ballet Flats and carrying a matching Balenciaga Baby Daim Suede City Bag. Read More…
The fashion world has been waiting not-so-patiently to see Alexander Wang’s debut collection for Balenciaga, mostly with a certain amount of pent-up derision for how the young American designer would never live up to the legend that Nicolas Ghesquiere built at the company. As it turns out, though, Balenciaga Fall 2013 has met with critical praise; Wang stepped up to the position and produced a smart, modern line of clothing with just enough nods to the company’s past. Read More…
You’d think that there are something things that inherently cannot be made minimal. Ruffles, bows, that sort of thing – embellishments that have an intrinsically maximal feel to them, not least by virtue of functioning as embellishments in the first place. You’d be wrong, at least when it comes to Nicolas Ghesquiere’s genius last collection for Balenciaga. Not only did he conceive of a wonderful ready-to-wear collection full of stark black and white ruffles, but the Balenciaga Origami Sandals are proof that the brains behind the brand can do interesting things with bows as well. Read More…
Without a doubt, my absolute favorite summer shoe is a strappy espadrille wedge. Sometimes about the nautical feel and bold presence of the sole lends a natural balance to the thin, numerous straps above, and it all works beautifully together. It works particularly beautifully on these Balenciaga Trainer Espadrille Wedge Sandals, which are the way that I’d like to kick off my warm-weather shoe-buying for 2013. Read More…
We don’t talk about Balenciaga shoes very often around here, but I’d like to change that. Now that Balenciaga’s online store has expanded and the brand has started allowing more major retailers to sell their wares on the Internet, Balenciaga shoes are more visible than ever. For shoe lovers, that’s a great thing – the brand offers a level of highly detailed futurism that’s hard to come by elsewhere. Read More…
After seeing the shoes of Balenciaga Fall 2012, I’m ready to make a somewhat significant declaration: wearability is, without a doubt, the biggest shoe trend of Fall 2012. We’ll pause for a second while your feet, ankles and calves celebrate in relief.
Balenciaga’s shoes, if anything, are known for being back-breakingly tall. The first pair of heels that made my eyes wide with confusion over how anyone ever walked in them was a pair of pink Balenciagas in the pages of Vogue back when I was in college. Read More…
Images via Vogue.com
I’m almost tempted not to write a review about the shoes from Balenciaga Spring 2012 and instead tell you to look at the pictures, because the review should be self-evident. They’re great, in the modern, weird, sculptural way that only Nicolas Ghesquiere can do it.
Not only do the looped leather and architectural heel play a bit with the objective reality of the human foot and the functional necessities of shoe design, but the designs are realized in a lush, luxurious way. Read More…
When I was a young girl only starting to pay attention to my clothing and how I dressed myself, someone told me that I wasn’t allowed to mix primary colors in the same outfit. I don’t know who imparted this rule on me, and to my best recollection, the person didn’t offer any sort of background information on why you shouldn’t mix red, blue and yellow together. Read More…
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