<p>A parade full of emotions and a tribute to the courage and heroism of the Ukrainian people. The Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2023 show goes under the skin and hits straight to the point: we believe in peace and love says a message from Demna left to all guests presented along with a T-shirt in the colors of the Ukrainian flag</p>

<div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span>On the sittings of the show appears a letter that carries the message from <strong>Demna</strong> explaining why he did not decide to cancel the show, despite the feeling of sadness for the war that, as a Georgian, he experienced 30 years ago when Russia invaded Georgia in. 1993. The refugee condition will always be part of him, but at the same time the faith is placed in the good that overcomes the evil, and the show thus becomes a tribute to courage and resistance. The</span> <span><strong>Balenciaga Fall Winter 2022</strong> collection walks</span> <span>on a snow-white field, encapsulated in a protective glass screen. Models walk in a snowy scenario resisting the wind and cold, with maxi bag bags that resembled garbage bags, the bag, not surprisingly, is called Trash Pouch. In this real 3D live stream with a 360 ° view, we observe the idea of a season as we once knew it. Just as a souvenir snow globe holds a memory, the impending present takes place within an artificial storm, mapping past and subsequent winters.</span></p> &quot;We have to be strong, focus on love. The first time in my life that I felt comfortable reading a poem. At this time of fashion I don&#39;t care. <span style="font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">It was my chapter 1, before the covid, a lot dark and this is chapter 2 which I wanted it to seem the exact opposite. More open and brighter. Music for example has a little Eastern European influence too. It&#39;s something I&#39;ve been working on for 6 months.</span> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> The idea of snow focused more on what snow will mean in the future. The future is already now that you go skiing and there is no snow. A comment on what is happening now. Maybe in the future people will go skiing in places with fake snow because it won&#39;t be there anymore. The idea was not to take anything of what we have for granted. <span style="font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I wanted to show that real life is so much more beautiful and that&#39;s what we need to focus on as humans.</span> </div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I saw myself there years ago when I walked a path to a shelter, now I imagine other 10 year old children who are going through the same thing with their parents while fleeing Ukraine. It is so personal that it is difficult to explain. But yes, I think it can evoke different images for each one. </div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> I don&#39;t know my message to Putin, my only message is this parade. Only innocent people die in the war. I went through it and repressed it for 30 years until I started reading the papers a few weeks ago. </div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> When I was a kid in Georgia I used to play and dress up in my mom&#39;s curtains and get punished. It&#39;s a bit of a revenge in a way ahaha. But it made everything less madame, less bourgeois, less classy. There is no longer the expression of a rich woman. I like an element that can break this pattern and displace the symbolism. </div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> What will we do in the future? Clothes. I&#39;ve done a lot of things that take up very little space and can be packed easily. A reflection on how to translate these things into the future, where I think this concept will be important. Scotch tape was also an important element. Why don&#39;t we make a product that doesn&#39;t cost a lot? Most people can afford it. I&#39;ll sell scotch (Kim Kardashian arrived swaddled in a branded scotch jumpsuit) and people can do whatever they want with it. It was a fun idea. It&#39;s important to have something fun and less dramatic. ”Explains the designer before the start of one of the most exciting shows ever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p> <span>Hybrid stretch dresses and bodysuits fit and fall in new ways and combine with gloves, shoes, pants, trains or leggings. jersey turtlenecks, pants and hoodies are partially destroyed, shrunken or oversized.</span></p><p> <span>Pullover outerwear reinvents the jacket - leather, down jacket, bomber, denim, overalls - as a closed garment. A simple towel is worn as a wrap, made from high quality stretch knitwear. A top consists of a pair of jeans. A shirt attached to the bottom of an embroidered logo can be overlaid or left to hang freely.</span></p><p> <span>Graphic prints announce XXXL fit or messages like &quot;Be Different&quot;, while logos are hidden with black tape. Custom Balenciaga wrapping tape acts as a belt around a wrap coat or baggy pants. The double-breasted suits and trench coats are in crumpled and foldable fabric, made to be folded on themselves and thrown in the suitcase.</span></p><p> <span>The accessories are over and exaggerated, emphasizing the concept of upcycling and the use of alternative materials. Research and innovation are in fact fundamental for the Maison, which launches a new material that replaces leather. Bio-manufactured using a proprietary process, EPHEATM, the sustainable material used in this collection for a floor-length coat, is an organic alternative to leather. The faux feather boas are made with frayed organza, while the Swing Bag is made up of multiple layers, held by a chain shoulder strap, while the shoulder straps are made with pairs of Cagole or Rodeo boots, the Knife boot is back in a multi-layered Wader version. heights, including well above the knee</span> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">.</span></p><p> <span>The final releases are a total yellow man look with sweatshirt and cargo pants, and a tracksuit with a blue train for her, the Ukrainian flag triumphs here too.</span> </p></div></div></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote"></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>THE MESSAGE OF DEMNA</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <span>&quot;The war in Ukraine unleashed the pain of a past trauma. I have been carrying it within me since 1993, when the same thing happened in my home country and I became a refugee forever. Forever, because it is something that it remains within you. The fear, the desperation, the awareness that no one wants you. But you also understand what really matters in life, the most important things, like life and human compassion.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> That&#39;s why this week&#39;s show was incredibly difficult for me, because at a time like this, fashion loses its relevance and its right to exist. Fashion week seems like some kind of nonsense. I thought for a moment about canceling the show my team and I worked hard on and couldn&#39;t wait to show. But then I realized that canceling this show would have meant giving up, surrendering to the evil that has already hurt me so much for almost 30 years. I have decided that I can no longer sacrifice parts of myself to that meaningless and heartless war.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> This show needs no explanation. For me it represents the dedication to being heroic, to resistance and to the victory of peace and love &quot;.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> XX Demna</div>

Balenciaga: The 360 Show And An Anti-War Message

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