Author: Design & Culture by Ed
Ghesquière’s Blade Runner Girl
Some collections are just unforgettable. And some do both: remain in your mind for seasons to come and stay ahead of time in their remarkable authenticity. Nicolas Ghesquière‘s autumn-winter 2012 collection for Balenciaga happens to fall into the latter camp. Bonded leather coats with over-sized shoulders, voluminous sweaters over cosmic A-line skirts, memorable sweatshirts with Join a Weird Trip signs. Too much of goodness.
I think this one specific line-up of the visionary designer wasn’t as well understood in 2012 as it would have been today – its singularity, sharp modernism and wearability feel so today, but also so 2020, 2030 and who knows – 2040? After seeing the new trailer of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, I just couldn’t hold myself from writing this short post as it made me think of Ghesquière’s brilliance right away. Blade Runner‘s neo-noir sci-fi sequel, coming later this year, is highly anticipated – and the designers can’t wait too, as Raf Simons did an entire menswear collection dedicated to the cult film. By the way, while designing at Louis Vuitton, Nicolas tends to frequently refer to Blade Runner while describing his futuristic collections.
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12
Balenciaga AW12 in Purple Magazine’s editorial by Terry Richardson, issue 18.
Balenciaga’s AW12 campaign by Steven Meisel.
Collage by Edward Kanarecki.
What’s Hot (18.7.17)
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