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Paris Fashion Week Trend Spotlight: Skirt Over Pants at Balenciaga Fall 2014

Balenciaga Fall 2014 was heavy on elegant futurism, and the skirt over pants combo's offered a cozy yet grown-up take on practical layering that was stylish and worth giving a shot at now... And while Balenciaga's versions may be terribly expensive to lust over, consider taking a stab at this ongoing trend which originated at Dior by Raf Simons a few seasons back. Here's how to get the look: >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS And TREND SPOTLIGHTS What's great about this trend is how simple it can be! Start with a basic fitted pant, say a slim, chic cropped cigarette style in black that boasts a break of skin to avoid looking like you are wearing too much fabric. By keeping the foundation

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Highlights from Paris Runways- Spring 2013 Balenciaga, Celine, Dries Van Noten, Stella McCartney

Get inspired right now with highlights from the Paris Runways for Spring 2013 Too much fashion too fast coming your way during fashion month? While we may agree and said last week with Milan, consider the collections ample reason to bulk up on instant style advice that you can try at home -TODAY! >>DISCOVER: Highlights from New York Spring 2013 Fashion Week Fresh off the Paris runways that just closed comes our seasonal take on notes you shouldn't miss, condensed for you here to hit your closet and go. With all of these ideas coming your way, we can't imagine not getting started. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS What keeps it all exceptional and most certainly refreshing were the new takes on

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Grace Coddington For Balenciaga And Fun Finds From Lanvin

With Fashion’s Night Out and a new season around the corner comes one surprising collaboration from Vogue Icon Grace Coddington for Balenciaga and some whimsical signature illustrated t-shirts from Alber Elbaz at Lanvin As FNO approaches stay tuned for a bevy of heady collaborations and exclusive scores that will have you singing all the way through fall. First up comes a special collection of accessories from Balenciaga featuring Coddington's irreverent signature cat illustrations that are certain to instantly become collectors items. >>MORE: Top 2012 Must-Haves Launching on September 6th, the limited edition “Pumpkin” accessories line created by Grace Coddington and Nicolas Ghesquière boasts Coddington’s distinctive drawings of Pumpkin, her cat, modeling winning Balenciaga looks from the past decade created by Ghesquière. And

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Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign

Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Campaign Images - First Look We loved every look from Balenciaga's 80's tinged ode to the working girl's wardrobe for Fall 2012 and the just released campaign images are equally seductive. Modern, sophisticated looks are juxtaposed with a faux country setting to highlight each pieces considerate design and hyper-stylized features. >>MORE: Balenciaga And the men's image although shot in a studio, also exhibits a fearless, ultra-stylish mode to boot. It's hard to even contemplate a favorite shot as it all looks too cool as per usual from the house's director, Nicolas Ghesquiere. REVISIT: Fall 2012 Highlights Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad Balenciaga Fall 2012 Ad

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Balenciaga Wear It Now! The New Summer Suit- Resort 2013 Highlights for a spin on Business Chic

The Summer Suit... still relaxed yet sleek from Balenciaga Resort 2013... Just in time for the first scorching hot days of summer here in NYC comes the perfect refresher course on attainable chic from the Resort 2013 collections. >>MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Day three of our look at extracting the trends from next season for now has our attention on Balenciaga's directional outing. Full of ultra-smart, forever chic options with a real-world appeal, Nicolas Ghesquiere worked the working-girl ease of his stellar Fall 2012 collection into an airy and distinctively re-appropriated series of desirable looks. >>MORE: Business Chic Amidst the selection of references were a mix of smart separates like this natty suit in a rich paper bag brown hue. While

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Resort 2013: Highlights From The Runways So Far from Preen, Celine, Valentino, Balenciaga

While the Resort 2013 presentations can't hardly be over, we can't help but take a moment and share highlights from the season so far... And with men's fashion weeks popping up just as couture is set to start early July, there are still Resort shows being intimately, however sporadically shown, that cannot be missed. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Take note as many of the season's collections continue to deliver completely wearable, functional clothes to covet, and what's even more to take note of is what we've got in store for you this week. Straight from the top collections we've highlighted here will be a four-day look at how to incorporate key ideas into your own look this summer. After all,

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Fabulous Friday- Find a Classic Bag Like This One From Balenciaga

While its double-digit price tag may stop you at hello, there's no denying the simple sophistication and beauty that this luxury timeless classic bag from Balenciaga boasts, making it the kind of bag to keep your eye out for this season. Why? Besides its irresistible bordeaux hue, its equestrian inspired details and restrained use of hardware, its signature zipper pulls and tricks lend it a chic yet subtle strength. Not too large, not trendy and age-appropriate for any age, imagine it with just about anything, anytime. >>A selection of Best Bags to consider in our Online Shopping Guide Section So when on the hunt for a purse update, consider this find as your first reference as its smart design will guarantee to never go out of style. >>More:

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Catch the Glory of Original Balenciaga at Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris

Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris
What's hot in Paris? In the city of French Chic, comes an important fashion exhibition in homage to master French couturier Cristobal Balenciaga... the man before the brand as many know it today. A fabulous new exhibit of the couturier Balenciaga's fashions has just opened. The collection is a tribute to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of the master fashion designer. >> MORE: Costume Exhibitions and Styles and more Museums Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris It was generously donated by the family of Balenciaga and celebrates his legacy with forty haute couture coats and dresses from 1937 to 1968 along with 70 costumes and accessories, photographs, sketches, and some art and costume books that influenced him. Cristobal Balenciaga, Collector of Fashions in Paris The

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Revisit Best of Paris Fashion Week- Balenciaga, Carven, Celine, Limi Feu, Rochas – Spring 2012

Now that the month-long block of consecutive international fashion show's has come to an end, here's a look at our favorites from Paris, the city of light and superior design(in our minds). From Balenciaga's thoroughly modern take on 60's futurism to Limi Feu's wearable avant-garde goods, there was plenty of high-style propositions for everyone. MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Balenciaga (and above) After 10 years of riveting, out-of-this-world collections season in & season out, Nicolas Ghesquiere was back with another astounding sci-fi take on 60's futurism mashed with the rigor and depth of Cristobal Balenciaga's couture minded trapeze shapes. Paired with his sense of futurism, his continual references to the house's heritage have made his latest collections enviable winners. Opening with a selection of chic foamy color-blocked

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Balenciaga F/W 2012 Full Collection- Paris Fashion Week

After more than a decade at the helm of one of fashion's most influential labels, mastermind Nicolas Ghesquiere was back with another winner of a collection with this time's goal focusing on thoroughly modern updates to the working girl's wardrobe. >> MORE: FASHION SHOWS AND RUNWAY REVIEWS Combined with slinky patch worked chiffon dresses, sculptural a-line ra-ra skirts and bi-color pants that were the coolest we've seen yet, Ghesquiere worked wonders with uniform dressing by mashing the ho-hum banality of smart separates with his sic-fi, 80's era techno-Parisian inclinations for one heck of a remarkable, wearable collection, Balenciaga Fall 2012 View the entire collection in our gallery: [nggallery id89] Shop Balenciaga Online Now: More Balenciaga... Photos: Balenciaga

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Must-Have…Balenciaga’s Dog Print Sweater

As hard as it was trying to score this Balenciaga dog print sweater when it first came out for F/W 2000(we've never stopped looking since), an even greater shock comes at the thought of how difficult it's going to be 10 years later, now that it has been reissued for Pre-Fall 2011. As eternally elusive as this trophy sweater may be, we could in turn use it as a reference point for the decade long block of cool cult status Nicolas Ghesquiere has had us under his spell with. -Naveed Hussain Visit Balenciaga.com for more info As featured in Balenciaga's haunting Fall 2000 ad above. Shop some similar finds now: More Givenchy...

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Best of Paris Fashion Week- Fall 2011 from Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, Carven

Runway Review Snippets: Our top 5 from Paris are Balenciaga, Chloe, Miu Miu, Rick Owens, CarvenParis Fashion Week, as always is the most directional of cities when it comes to silhouettes and attitudes.This season, without exception, the Parisian runways offered a dramatic shift in form to a more oversized, almost cocoon shape and many with strong exaggerated shoulders. A shape that is strikingly visual on the runway and may need some modifying for the everyday woman not to appear bulky.>> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway ReviewsThere's a very distinct shift in shapes that you should note, both for next fall, and what you can scout on on the racks now. Did you notice that Chloe made it on our list again?

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