For Dua Lipa, being on the podium is nothing new. The English singer already walked in the Versace ready-to-wear fashion show last September, and in a parallel universe in which Donatella’s image acts as supreme queen, the idea of a star mixed with a muse has produced the desired result: a fashion moment of two women who together embody the brand’s vision. . Another fashion week, another fashion show. Dua Lipa returned to the podium during haute couture week in parisconstellation of the fashion show with which creative director Demna presented his 51st haute couture collection, the second for the Maison since it announced a return to the Haute Couture production (and calendar) last year. It’s time to reopen the doors of Cristobal Balenciaga’s historic atelier, as well as a new Parisian boutique entirely dedicated to haute couture that spoke of nothing else in the fashion system. And not (only) for Dua Lipa. Her company on the catwalk was a rich cast of stars and top models. Infamous names have included Naomi Campbell and Bella Hadid, and so far so good. But the question is different: if Kim Kardashian and Kristin Quinn could expect them (and we explain why), then what about Nicole Kidman?
The friendship between Kim Kardashian and Demna is well establishedWe have learned this over time. Together, they walked the red carpet of the Met Gala last year when their coordinated looks – the protagonists of the opening video – made sales of balaclavas and balaclavas skyrocket. Then it was the turn of the advertising campaign, always with Kim as the main character. By the way, he’s at home. Therefore, it is clear that his debut on the podium was only a matter of time. However, it could happen, as it could not happen. In the end, Demna decided yes, and the reason might be the same as the decision to feature Christine Quinn.
33 years old, originally from Dallas, Texas – if you’re interested who is christine quinnrun for the remote and tune in to Netflix in search of a series Sale Sunset: Christina is the main actress. This isn’t the first time a creative director has decided to put a TV series star on the runway.this also happened to Louis Vuitton when Nicolas Ghesquière opened his Fall/Winter 2022 2023 fashion show with Hoyoung Jeong, the show’s lead actress. Squid game. Even in this decision there is very little strange. Demna, on the other hand, has stated this in past interviews: “Fashion for me is a mirror, it is a reflection of what is happening around us. This is what shows up in my collections. This is life that speaks to people, this is everyday life.” However, it might be fair to say: Should high fashion also reflect people and everyday life? Or perhaps he should continue to follow the path he came from, made up of court tongues and elite codes that sell dreams?
Like a sensation, we have already found the answer in our hearts. Demna may have been trying to democratize the concept of high fashion., making it something that, while maintaining lyricism, can be desired by all. This is the meaning of deconstruction, a concept that Balenciaga’s creative director has spoken about in the past: “We are always working by deconstructing something to create something else. This is my general approach to things. Destruction to create. And I think it’s vital.” Create what? Certainly not haute couture in general, but haute couture of the house, whose values it certainly embodies.
In this creative and constructive Haute Couture approach Balenciaga Demna decided to tune high fashion to the same channel as popular culture., which recognizes famous people as lifestyles that they can potentially aspire to or sources of entertainment that can be turned to in moments of boredom. Among them there are Nicole Kidman. Perfect and flawless in her vaguely clumsy gait (can you tell?), to such an extent that you ask yourself the question: did she feel herself or was she in the midst of a performance? Was it an interpretation or an imitation?
allocate fashion show 51st haute couture collection by Balenciaga arrived with the last three dresses, so bulky they couldn’t get over door thresholds, so wide that even Naomi Campbell had a hard time letting people through the corridors who had to move their legs to give way. Too bad for a wedding dress: 250 meters of tulle, 7,500 hours devoted exclusively to embroidery, 70,000 rhinestones, 80,000 silver leaves and 200,000 sequins. A unique fashion moment in the history of Balenciaga fashion. But we will always associate those stumbling steps and maybe even Nicole Kidman’s gait – again a little clumsy. A complete deconstruction of a dream par excellence. Demna, did you want that too?
Source: Elle