Balmain

Dressing for the Boardwalk Empire: The Rebel at Revel

For Memorial Weekend. I’m going to the grand opening of Revel in Atlantic City. As a West Coaster, I’m a Vegas girl through and through. I’ve been going since I was a kid, so for me, Atlantic City is a whole new ballgame when it comes to getting dressed. And when you throw in Beyoncé [...]

Balmain Bathing Suit: Not Just for the Sun and Sand

I was in Miami for a week and noticed it’s socially acceptable to wear bathing suits daily everywhere. Yes, even the grocery store. Swimwear isn’t really my thing unless poolside or on a sandy beach but this bathing suit from Balmain has just changed my mind. Wear with leather leggings and under a Rick Owens [...]

Paris Fashion Week Roundup Part One:

Whatever the season, Paris Fashion Week is no holds barred, in-your-face fashion with a big capital “F.” It’s unapologetic, fiercely original, and often times, delightfully perplexing. Let’s face it: Parisians have a knack for taking getting dressed to the level of art form. Spring 2012 is no exception. Some of my favorite moments, full of [...]

Paris Mens Fashion Week: Day 2 (From Beautiful Balmain to Grizzly Givenchy)

Today, Paris played hostess with the mostess to several shows. Some were amazing and incredibly sexy.  Others were eccentric or rather unremarkable. So if you read this blog, or any of its siblings, you’ll know one thing: we love our Balmain. It’s true. We love it, and lets face it, it is snobby. It’s pricy, [...]

Balmain High-Waisted Quilted Suede Skirt: What Goes Around Comes Around

Vintage Versace…or brand-new Balmain? Without closely examining the embellishments on this suede skirt, it’s a tough call. Either way, the price is anything but retro. And you know only Balmain would charge over $6,000 for a miniskirt – such exorbitance can’t be good karma! Still, the look is considerably fresh, too. Definitive yet relaxed, a [...]

Top 5 Notice-Me Pants: Keep Your Pants On!

The focus is on the bottoms this season. Bum-huggers that draw your eyes down to your lower-half and keep them there. Sometimes tops get too much of the glory – sure, it’s easy to make your pants disappear into the background by keeping it simple in black or denim. But you’ve got to admit that [...]

Balmain Spring 2012 Collection: Hot to Globetrot

For his first turn at Balmain just a few months ago, Olivier Rousteing whisked us off for one night of decadence in Vegas. This spring, the whirlwind trip continues – and the man knows how to travel in style! Think something like a hard-partying tour of Europe, relaxing in low-slung pants and denim shirts by [...]

Balmain Resort 2012 Collection: The Gold Rush

With Christophe Decarnin out and Olivier Rousteing now in, Balmain‘s organic evolution continues. Resort 2012 is the first showing under officially new direction, and Rousteing is taking the house’s renowned glam-rock style in a much more mellow, though equally hot direction. Au revior, Paris and what’s up, SoCal! The hard-edged city slickness of seasons past [...]

Steal the Look: Kate Moss Goes Color-Blind

Kate Moss has easy-glam, cool-girl dressing down like no other. She never looks like she’s trying hard, or even at all, yet she always manages to look fiercer than any other girl in the room. Sure, it doesn’t hurt to have the “It-girl” factor, but it’s also the magic of minimal accessorizing and selecting pieces [...]

Balmain Brocade Dress

I can’t stop staring at this dress.  There is so much going on, kind of like Disneyland– if you blink, you see something entirely new.  I have been digesting this dress for a week now and have decided, I freakin’ love its Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club flair!  And mad for the chintzy brocade Decarnin [...]