Articles Tagged "Balmain"

Sandals usually reign in this season, but that wasn’t the case for Spring 2013. While they weren’t completely absent, designers seemed more focused on pumps and spring cutout versions of boots, which also lead to the resurgence of gladiator sandal boots – easily the most talked about...

The midriff of the ‘30s and ‘40s is back and popping up on the Spring 2013 runways paired with high-waisted pants and skirts. The daring silhouette of this combo recalls the ‘90s as it elongates the body and leaves just a provocative sliver of skin. Spring 2012 saw a similar styling...

Across the runways in Milan and Paris, stripes were making a statement. The classic print was found in horizontal, vertical or diagonal formations. While they were best in black and white, designers also gave stripes new life in a full spectrum of colors from pink to orange to...

Coming off a dark Fall season featuring menswear, baroque prints and Fabergé eggs, Olivier Rousteing switched gears for Balmain Resort 2013. Well, slightly. Gone were the eggs and the deep palette, but the menswear silhouettes and outerwear are here to stay for at least another season.

Fall 2012 has been a captivating season with numerous must-have trends to get excited about. Now, LadyLUX highlights some of the most spectacular shoes of the season. As lust-worthy as they are, they may not exactly be everyday-work-and-errand types (or maybe they are) but there’s still...

Lady LUX continues the Fall 2012 A-Z trend wrap-up with H-N!

H is for Handbags. The traditional top-handle bag returns after seasons of cross-bodies and hobos. Designers crafted totes, doctor bags and elongated bowling bags for a new silhouette. In a season of essentialism and...

Every runway season brings new collections and lots of excitement, but also enough emerging trends to make your head spin. Fall 2012 is no different, but have no fear! Lady LUX has you covered with a four-part A-Z trend recap. Today we focus on A-G.

A is for shades of Apricot. Nudes...

Balmain’s new designer Olivier Rousteing is on a roll. Fall 2012 is Rousteing’s second official collection – he has a few more if you include Resort and Pre-Fall – and he’s already created an aesthetic of his own and found his groove. And that groove is working for the Parisian fashion...

Under the new reign of Olivier Rousteing – this is his third official womenswear collection - Balmain was looking slightly different. The line was still easily recognizable as Balmain, but it exhibited a cleaner sensibility. The lines of the silhouettes found sharper yet relaxed...

With half the material of coats but quite possibly twice the fun, vests are gaining popularity both on the runways and on the streets. The sleeveless garment has just the right amount of attitude to turn an outfit from plain to exciting. Its roots may lie in formal menswear, but...