BALMAIN S/S 2011

 

The allure of Balmain's hooker clothes is hard to pin down. I love it as much as the next nerd, but c'mon ... aside from being totally unwearable and obviously trashy, what I really don't understand is how Decarnin and co. get away with charging $800 for a bloody snot rag like the one she's wearing.

BALMAIN 2011

Looks like BALMAIN might finally hit their stride with their latest (overpriced) menswear offerings.

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SHOE (AND BAG) PORN EXTRAVAGANZA!

ALEXANDER WANG

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

BALENCIAGA

BALMAIN

BRUNO FRISONI

CHANEL

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

LANVIN

MARNI

PIERRE HARDY

ROGER VIVIER

SERGIO ROSSI

YVES SAINT LAURENT

THE 'CRAPPIEST OUTFIT $15, 500 CAN BUY'

Balmain tee-shirt: $1, 625

Gawker put together the crappiest outfit $15, 500 can buy, and it features at least one of your favorite fashion labels! The incredibly-overpriced Balmain tee (shown above) has received much media attention, and I have to agree with Gawker in the assumption that many "designer" trend items are completely unnecessary (with that said, I'd still shell out for the "Brodarte" sweater or the Louis Vuitton trashbag). 

BALMAIN: PARIS FASHION WEEK

YES! Finally, the antidote to the ho-hum blandness that is F/W 2010 ... it's time to live it up, people!

THE BALMAIN JACKET OF TERROR LIVES

I ran across this video from LUISA VIA ROMA documenting their recent trip to BALMAIN's Paris showroom and at the :30 sec mark I spotted it! The $74, 000 croc-monster jacket! Run, run away! Keep running until you reach the bank!

BALMAIN'S $74,000 JACKET

I tweeted about this monster of a jacket a few days ago. It came from Balmain. And, yes, it's $74, 000 USD. If you have 100k to spare you can buy one at luisaviaroma.com. Comments?