For Balenciaga Fall Winter 2022 ‘The Lost Tapes,’ creative director Demna (FKA Demna Gvasalia), presented _The Lost Tape _collection. Inspired by a time when fashion was alive with raw ideas and anti-fashion deconstruction, the underground served as the leading force for change. Defined by the people that made the 90s era what it was, a series of films were directed by Harmony Korine and repurposed for the collection.
Additionally, in a very Balenciaga way, Demna asked Diane Pernet to write a review on the collection in the old style that critics such as Cathy Horny became celebrated for before criticism was leveled by the crushing forces of marketing. Today, the philosophy that ‘what’s good is what sells’ endures. Read it in full below. Images and films courtesy of Balenciaga.
Balenciaga.com
courtesy of Balenciaga
Balenciaga FW22: Susanne Bartsch
Balenciaga FW22: Isabelle Huppert
Balenciaga FW22: Renata Litvinova
Balenciaga FW22: Naomi Campbell
Balenciaga FW22: Esther Canadas
Balenciaga FW22: Diane Pernet
Balenciaga FW22: Cathy Horyn
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