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SS17 Scrunch Waist Oversized Khaki Pants
Balenciaga SS17 Scrunch Waist Oversized Khaki Pants. SS17 featured a hidden throwback to the original Cristobal Balenciaga which played with casual but smart streetwear influenced silhouettes with structured shoulders and rearranged proportions. For Demna's SS17 collection, oversized trousers were the adhesive that put each fit together; Starting from the high tight waist, usually underneath a cropped bomber or jacket, continuing to a long body accentuating the lower half of the wearer and ending flared out over a basic derby or a dad sneaker. Demna Gvsalia toyed with the some of the most standard and familiar garments with the end result being something fresh but eerily familiar; A romanticization of the 'normcore'. Khaki ants are lined with a smooth and silky cupro unlike the standard button fly chino version. Upper waist is a scrunch waist allowing for belt-free comfort. Extremely long inseam which stacks heavily at the bottom similar to old unhemmed suit-pants of the late 80's and early 90's. 8.5/10 condition. Size 48, fits 30-33$290 -
Beige/White Triple S
Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia Triple S in White/Beige. This is the first made in Italy release which is arguably better made than the current made in China iteration. Demna, along with his other dad core pieces, garnered great attention for his fw16 collection. Sought to be styled with oversized pants and other garments which follow a spin off aesthetic of 90’s San Francisco, Patagonia dad vibes. This iteration unlike the black/red combo is not pre-distressed. 8/10 condition, mild heel drag and wear. Creases and mild blemishes on ankle. Mild creasing on right shoe. Size 44 fits true.$1,000 -
Black/Red Triple S
Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia Triple S in Black/Red. This is the first made in Italy release which is arguably better made than the current made in China iteration. Demna, along with his other dad core pieces, garnered great attention for his fw16 collection. Sought to be styled with oversized pants and other garments which follow a spin off aesthetic of 90's San Francisco, Patagonia dad vibes. Shoes are also carefully distressed with sun bleaching and dirt spotting. 9/10 condition, mild heel drag and wear. Size 44 fits true.$891 -
All Over Logo Print Leather Wallet
Balenciaga FW17 All Over Logo Print Wallet. Demna's FW17 campaign featured this all over print in the background of their model shots and look book. An extremely familiar pattern, slightly arranged uncomfortably closed together reminiscent to something you'd see in gift paper, roll of tape or in a box of chocolates. Soft silver leather. Black compartments and inner. New with box.$220 -
Black Cocoon Hoodie
Balenciaga Black Cocoon Hoodie. Thick cotton everyday hoodie by Demna's Balenciaga. Fitted extremely loose on the shoulders arms and body, but scrunched and fitted at waist and especially wrists. Provides a romanticized dad-bod silhouette. Logo written across the back side of hood. Metal tip tassels. 8.5/10 condition. Size S but fits rather large and can suit an oversized M fine or its intended small size wide fit.$394 -
FW17 Ski Swing Hooded Shell Parka (Black)
Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia FW17 Ski/Swing Parka in Black. Demna Gvasalia took the throne at Balenciaga more than year ago which rippled waves of controversy with Balenciaga loyalists and "fashion goers" -- it was no longer familiar. The original rendition of this jacket for FW16 is a key piece, impossible to disregard on the catwalk, it was this huge. ski. jacket. but so overwhelmingly normal. And more followed; Big silhouette puffer jackets, San Franciscan Patagonia dad wear, wide slacks, Ikea bags, Parisian street wear chic, dirty 90's power ranger sneakers, padded 80's power shoulders, paneled multi-fabric trousers and so much in between. March 25th 1982, Rei Kawakubo took the stage in Paris by severing fashion in half. The third Comme Des Garcons collection was featured north of Champs-Élysées in a park, "Pavillion Gabriel" at a corner. It was held in a room without logos or branding, all white to the viewer's visual horizon, seats were filled instantly as critics anticipated what Rei had to show next. Out came the inside out military jacket with asymmetrical collar, the shirts with unfinished hems sported with kimono sleeves, what many called "swiss cheese" wool sweaters, crinkled Mimore length skirts -- all iconic and familiar Comme Des Garcons pieces. Rei's cameras weren't targeted at recording her collection, but instead the audience as they sat discombobulated, haughty and confused. "Trash on the runway and its from Japan!", "Apparel for going to the welfare office or asking for wages increases", "Its hiroshima-esque", "meant for patrons of mental institutes" were solid criticisms that reflected a notable margin of the Paris fashion critic's consensus. Le Figaro was written by the harshest critics which skewered Rei, with even racist connotation, and used an incident of miscommunication as a rallying call for a breeding ground aimed at CDG hate. Late 1940's Europe, Cristóbal Balenciaga was undoubtedly the best dressmaker of the time. Influential by those of even Dior himself, calling Balenciaga "The master of us all". Balenciaga was a modernist and like many modernists, believe the current state of affairs need renovation. Cristóbal Balenciaga, like Demna Gvasalia worked from the "street up". Vinyl coats, fitted Parisian peacoats, and bicycle skirts were the foundation of Balenciaga and heavily influenced from elements straight from Paris streets. Both, Balenciaga and Gvasalia were shakers in the industry and worked with heavy undertakings of the silhouette. Demna's more recent collections featured nostalgic padded elements that take heavy motifs from older Balenciaga collections. Apart from Cristóbal, Demna can arguably be "anti-fashion" or philosophically fall in line similar to the "Fluxus" anti-art art movement of the 60s and its ethos. The cycle of time proves again, with Cristóbal Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo, even Maison Margiela and Hussein Chalayan, that history rhymes and doesn't repeat -- That familiar, preconceived notions of what fashion is or really any expressive medium is gets torn down and reestablished by someone who is tired of it. Balenciaga is closer to its roots with Demna than Alexander Wang can ever make it be. Lampo zippers, massive upper body that is meant to be worn "bloomed", bondage strap that allows the backside of the jacket to bell out when worn around the neck or waist, multiple pockets, hood stow away compartment. Embroidered branding on back. Metal adjusting ribbons. Extremely wide and oversized. This is the newer black rendition and made in Italy instead of France. Original FW16 parkas were featured in other colours. 9/10 condition. Size 34 fits oversized, best fit for an oversized XS-M but can serve a large if needed. Model pics are from the official Balenciaga site.$1,800 -
SS17 Red Paint Stripe Washed Denim
Balenciaga SS17 Red Stripe Washed Denim by Demna Gvasalia. Highly coveted denim seen on many high profile individuals. Red vertical stripe object painted alongside seam, rivets, pockets and belt loop on both sides of the wash denim. Inseam is incredibly long to create a stacked effect. Skinny fit. 9/10 condition. Size 32 with its original extra long inseam, not hemmed or altered so it stacks at the bottom as per its intended design for a little more than an average height male.$370 -
FW16 Demna Structured Cropped Military Jacket
Demna Gvsalia's Balenciaga, FW16 Structured Cropped Military Jacket. Taking nostalgic, classic, and boxy cuts from designs of Cristobal Balenciaga, Demna sought out to reimagine these styles by exaggerating the raw shapes and foundations of said designs. Demna accomplished this by adding padded fabric in shoulders, hip skirts, dresses, waist lines and so on. Thus, resulting in substantial changes in silhouette all with familiar staple garments for the FW16 collection. Cropped army green jacket, twill cotton fabric, two button down chest pockets, concealed placket and open collar lapel. Lined with cupro. Button cinches in front and back. Military style passant on heavily structured shoulders 7.5/10 condition, there are some faded dirt marks, there's a blemish on the right chest pocket, tips of shoulders are lightly worn. Women's size 38, fits a Men's medium.$600