“Everybody’s very outspoken and not afraid of sharing their opinion in a very brutal way. By the time they began rebuilding their lives as immigrants in Düsseldorf seven or so years later, Demna’s father had planned out a future in banking for him.
“We never went to a bank for credit,” says Guram.Her influence was compounded by his experience at Margiela in Paris.
With a range of luxury Balenciaga runners on offer, such as fluorescent yellow Arena high tops and their black low top counterparts, gym sessions or days out in the park suddenly become glamorous. The Balenciaga brand has expanded over the years and caters to celebs and those looking for great ready-to-wear garments as well. I’d love to know, but I don’t!”I like that he’s in search of a different kind of beauty, particularly in an industry that has always tried to define and dictate beautyWhen my taxi pulled up to the new Balenciaga headquarters so I could watch Gvasalia at work, the driver almost refused to believe I had the right address. ... Current Designer: Demna Gvasalia (Artistic Director) Discover Balenciaga's collections for Women & Men and shop shoes, handbags and ready-to-wear online. I couldn’t understand why our mother was crying.”With his gangly frame, his hoodie, and his Doc Martens, the man hailed as the leader of a new collective fashion movement has the intelligent openness and self-deprecating humor of someone who resists being seen as an aloof, ivory-tower genius.
Here [at Balenciaga] it’s still a work in progress because the womenswear team is not used to this way.
The way she wears things really helps me.” He laughs. What about the mini City Bag, the Balenciaga fanny pack or the oversized shopper? Everything is black and long to the floor, and she customizes her clothes—she makes them longer with lace—and wears silver jewelry. “Seventies vintage Adidas!” Volkova says, laughing.Still, why did Kering take the risk of co-opting an underground guy to the storied luxury house when Wang returned to concentrating on his namesake label in New York in 2015? All items come with a discount, which means that the items could be yours sooner than you think! “I think this experience taught me that in life, one has to believe in something, aspire toward something, and follow one’s heart rather than logic,” Demna says. What’s for sure is that it’s instilled a bond between the brothers, an impressive degree of practical and intelligent fearlessness about business, a dauntless professional and creative work ethic, and—in Demna’s case, anyway—a carpe diem drive to surround himself with people he likes. I take a lot of pictures—in places you are allowed to.” Part hedonism, part fieldwork? It’s quite possible, I begin to surmise, that the monster platforms in the Balenciaga show had been helped along by his maternal grandmother, whom he credits with introducing him to fashion. “She’s 75, always wears high heels, even at home. The pants made me jolt forward. The fresh interpretation of Balenciaga classics, such as the semifitted jacket and the sack dress, caught the attention of the media as well as such celebrities as Madonna and Sinéad O'Connor.