Balmain Fall 2009 Collection, Paris, France ( March 8, 2009). Presented by Global Fashion News.
If you needed any proof that power shoulders are back in fashion, look no further than Christophe Decarnin’s Fall 2009 Balmain collection. His embrace of rock star bling and signature peak-shouldered jackets, and $1,000 price tag jeans have quickly shot him to the No. 1 position as most copied designer on the planet. Illustrating the most sculpted shoulders anywhere, Decarnin incorporated them into structured peaked-shoulder jackets, sailor-striped long sleeved T’s with pagoda shoulders and skin tight micro mini’s served up in a monochromatic palette of black, white, silver and gray with a shot of techno blue.
Decarnin deserves accolades for putting Balmain back on the fashion map and transforming the house of Balmain into a must-have label in the space of a few short years. Founded by Pierre Balmain in 1945, the brand dressed royalty and movie stars for decades and is set to rise again largely on the strength of Christophe Decarnin’s sexy excess and daring party girl looks that are as glamourous as they are edgy.
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