Balmain models to war with his revised military chic focusing on glittering sequinned armour contrasting with uniform jackets.
Inspired by Mad Max, the newest collection certainly has a harsher look than previous seasons, with masculine fabrics: battered leather, ripped jeans, khaki separates, bondage string laces and Burberry-esque leather belts studded with bullets.
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He used a sombre palette of blacks, deep blues, matt khakis, bronze sequins and shining patent dark leathers, which I think could have benefited from uplifting splashes of brights, bearing in mind this is a spring/summer collection. Sticking to his guns, there was his celebrated strong shoulder - albeit toned down - and he kept to his famed military styling of epaulettes, uniform buttons, and medallion-emblazoned blazers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ6R-PFR3ZMRZ7W-6lve9283GgV3Zbk2cTPmAl0FRe9IhdKoxPJpKmwycniq84W9ws6gxebbAKD5etniki2FYQ3HB5o3njPN1ufOWsKRfKge5GyUG1JIDeHU3FIQqE5Wy3RFUDPnXJ_8/s320-rw/Balmain+SS10+1.jpg)
Clearly confident that his ridiculous price points will be met, there were lots of simple pieces: ripped plain cotton tops, tatty oversized men's shirts, loosely-fitting dresses and a more thrown together, casual feel than before. Personally I'd be gutted spending £1,200 on a grey basic tee with holes and ladders in, but such is his luck I'm sure items with a less structured look will be all over the high streets in a few months...
Overall, the collection was strong with an aggressive, tatty disco military look - fashion is a battleground so it suits.
You can rely on Christophe Decarnin to storm the catwalk: he sent the
Inspired by Mad Max, the newest collection certainly has a harsher look than previous seasons, with masculine fabrics: battered leather, ripped jeans, khaki separates, bondage string laces and Burberry-esque leather belts studded with bullets.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotgmKlCxxNG4VUYnCo_loQ7-vThwdhyphenhyphenOk7AwfEkZPrxR5EGtPGyQYE12NLmc3QwXGM_M8gUsNQ5sxIDIFZhP9G3JAMI1gcob3S2KJa-54FT6b_a8eGNYnpHTUosKGeaKMSwsxXBfRh8o/s320-rw/Balmain+SS10.jpg)
He used a sombre palette of blacks, deep blues, matt khakis, bronze sequins and shining patent dark leathers, which I think could have benefited from uplifting splashes of brights, bearing in mind this is a spring/summer collection. Sticking to his guns, there was his celebrated strong shoulder - albeit toned down - and he kept to his famed military styling of epaulettes, uniform buttons, and medallion-emblazoned blazers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ6R-PFR3ZMRZ7W-6lve9283GgV3Zbk2cTPmAl0FRe9IhdKoxPJpKmwycniq84W9ws6gxebbAKD5etniki2FYQ3HB5o3njPN1ufOWsKRfKge5GyUG1JIDeHU3FIQqE5Wy3RFUDPnXJ_8/s320-rw/Balmain+SS10+1.jpg)
Clearly confident that his ridiculous price points will be met, there were lots of simple pieces: ripped plain cotton tops, tatty oversized men's shirts, loosely-fitting dresses and a more thrown together, casual feel than before. Personally I'd be gutted spending £1,200 on a grey basic tee with holes and ladders in, but such is his luck I'm sure items with a less structured look will be all over the high streets in a few months...
Overall, the collection was strong with an aggressive, tatty disco military look - fashion is a battleground so it suits.