Balenciaga Fall Winter 2022.23 at Paris Fashion Week, a presentation in the snow, and meanwhile a poem in Ukrainian, which was recited by the brand’s creative director Demna while the models paraded,
Denma wanted to advise the world to focus on love, as fashion is not a priority at the moment.
500 attendees were present at the show and were greeted with T-shirts designed in the colors of the Ukrainian flag along with a personalized note from Demna, whose family fled Georgia in the 1993 civil war.
A parade to honor the country’s refugees.
The standout pieces of the show were bold silhouettes, leather jackets, bombers, denim and tracksuit jackets, turtleneck sweaters, pants, and hoodies were staples of the capsule. Hybrid stretch dresses and jumpsuits were reworked with the fusion of gloves, shoes, pants, trains, or leggings.
Both men and women carry large bags, like garbage bags, in their hands.
Balenciaga presents EPHEA developed exclusively for the brand.
EPHEA™, is a mycelium-based material, it is eco-friendly, comes from the vegetative body of fungi, and is used in a layer down to the ground.
Spotted on-site were actresses Adèle Exarchopoulos and Louise Bourgoin, singers Izu and Aya Nakamura, and Alexa Demie, famous for the TV drama “Euphoria”.
You can see part of the collection below