Of course being Balmain we saw an extremely opulent colour palette- from warm toffee suedes and chocolate browns to crisp whites and bewitching beiges.
This colour palette also represented a new richer, textural dimension that we were yet to see in Balmain clothing. For example those cut-out skirts layered over harnessed bodysuits reminded me of last season's heavily metallic deluge of crimped lamé bondage dresses, instead these were just a mitigated version of those. Perhaps this muted palette and fabric choice was Rousteing's way of slowly introducing his newly changing silhouettes to us.
We were presented to an array of cut-outs, jewelled lattice work and figure-hugging spandex on models of all different body shapes. (Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Alessandra Ambrosio, to name a few)
My personal favourites were the tiered ruffle trousers (clown pants), the voluminous suede which perfectly complimented the darker skin-tones, as worn by Jourdan Dunn and the weaved macramé which coated the floor-length gowns.
The pieces themselves had lightness and fluidity, accompanied by this fierce sexiness which Balmain will always continue to radiate.
Doutzen Kroes in a white cropped blazer and cascading ruffles
Jourdan Dunn
detailed macramé work
I have to say that this collection was not my favourite. I felt it lacked that electrifying glamorous nature of which we usually associate with Balmain. However, I do understand that Rousteing has been focussing solely on the much anticipated H&M X Balmain collaboration which will be out next month.
Please note: I do not own any of these images, picture courtesy of Vogue.com
