{"id":82123,"date":"2022-09-29T21:16:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cher-steals-the-balmain-show-at-paris-fashion-week-paris-fashion-week\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T21:16:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:16:16","slug":"cher-steals-the-balmain-show-at-paris-fashion-week-paris-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cher-steals-the-balmain-show-at-paris-fashion-week-paris-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Cher steals the Balmain show at Paris fashion week | Paris fashion week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The biggest star of Paris fashion week was not on the front row but the catwalk itself. Cher, pop legend and new face (and elbow) of Balmain’s new handbag, walked the show’s finale wearing a silver spandex bodysuit, black platform boots and with cheekbones that could cut Comt\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The show took place in the Stade Jean-Bouin stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, chosen for its capacity rather than its location. The audience was made up of almost 8,000 people, members of creative director Olivier Rouseting’s so-called Balmain Army, who bought tickets by donating to Red. The event was called a festival rather than a show with good reason. They even provided snacks.<\/p>\n

Democracy \u2013 and food \u2013 is not the norm at Paris fashion week where closed doors, champagne and front row scrabbles are par for the course. But Rouseting’s commercial success \u2013 he is entering his second decade at the label \u2013 is largely based on giving people what they want. And this season, that meant over 100 different looks including dresses woven from straw and raffia, bustiers made from sustainably-harvested chestnut bark, blazers emblazoned with Renaissance imagery and of course, Cher.<\/p>\n

Rouseting’s collection, which veered dizzyingly from ready-to-wear to couture, addressed his fears of \u201ca dystopian future\u201d, prompted by France’s recent spate of droughts and wildfires. \u201cI’m certain that I was not the only one asking fundamental questions about the possible dystopian future awaiting us,\u201d he said. Balmain is not a label known for nuance \u2013 the final look was a silk dress covered with flames \u2013 but the sentiment was there.<\/p>\n

One designer well versed in addressing climate changes through her clothes is Gabriela Hearst, creative director at French label Chlo\u00e9, whose mythical \u201cChlo\u00e9 girl\u201d customer will also be doom-dressing for spring 2023.<\/p>\n

Following last season’s \u201cchapter\u201d on rewilding, a comparatively gentle show which featured melting icebergs on totes and beautiful knits, Hearst’s attention moved to eliminating fossil fuels and fusion energy. This collection was particularly inspired by both the function and the shape of a tokamak, a complex machine designed to harness the energy of fusion.<\/p>\n

On the catwalk itself, the clothes were more wearable than tech, with sweeping coats and capes made from raw silk and linen, finished with blink-and-you-miss hardware fastenings. Trousers were wide, suit jackets were bulky and crochet dresses were floor-skimming. Proof that the Y2k trend is going nowhere? Rave trousers, so called by Hearst in her notes, were finished with eyelets. As with the rest of Paris, there was also a lot of leather \u2013 from biker jackets to babydoll dresses to vests. Everything came in white, black or red except for a bright fuschia suit, inspired by the color produced by plasma fusion. As for sustainability, Hearst’s leather came from French farms and every other material was 100% traceable.<\/p>\n

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