GAGA FOR BALENCIAGA

PS: Vogue.com 

After Paris Fashion Week set sail with Rochas and Dries van Noten, the Balenciaga SS/13 defilé was next in line, proving to be nothing short of spectacular. What we all love about Balenciaga, I'm sure, is it's ability to create refreshing looks each season while maintaining consistency in the structure of the pieces. The clean, tailored structural lines and the symmetry in the patterns of the looks, are things we see every season in some way. Even the asymmetrical pieces seem to have some structure or repetitive pattern. Let's not forget the shoes, the reason I fell in love with the fashion house years ago: those clunky geometric heels jutting from a fairly 'tailored' shoe might as well be a trademark for Balenciaga. However the regularity never bores us, because something strays just enough to keep our eyes on the garb. And once again, these looks are a breath of fresh air amongst all the (tasteful) fluff we've seen for other designers throughout the Fashion Weeks...

But that's just me. What do you all think?

Brooke

Inspired by: CARA DELEVINGNE

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At first it was Daphne Groeneveld, now Cara Delevingne is the teen that feeds our wannabe-model souls. I'm just kidding, not all of us want to be or look like models - I don't know what is wrong with all of you.... Why wouldn't you want to? - but I'm sure most of us idolize the youngest Delevingne sister for different reasons, even if she may really be involved with Harry Styles. I got over him since Caroline Flack, it's whatever. I mean look at her, she has fabulous bone structure, strong brows, quirky style and an IDGAF attitude on the streets. Who cares about personality anymore anyway right? So circa 2005.

Brooke