After the ground breaking Autumn collection that brought us futuristic glam rock chick, Christophe Decarnin launched another lineup of spangled and super sexy silhouettes as he showcased his new line for Spring. Only this time disco’s gone back in time, with a touch of military mode. Gone are the bright blues, replaced by a wash of camouflage that adorned micro minis, plunging necklines, and tattered t-shirts.
Keeping true to his first love, sequins, Decarnin embellished everything from dresses to leggings, bringing the best part of Balmain into the Spring. His cult peaked shoulder that we know and love was placed on tailcoats and structured blazers and then matched with dainty, and by dainty I mean miniscule, sheer and shredded fabrics, perfecting feminine sexy with a hint of hard tailoring.
The line’s sex appeal starts with that signature silhouette; a creation of thick waist belts, skin tight denim, and dresses that hugged every curved inch of his slender limbed models. Not the most forgiving of cuts but Decarnin can pull it off. A soldierly motif, in the form of bullet belts, cargo pockets and extra-large epaulets, was matched indiscriminately with draped goddess style fabrics, slashed and shredded to almost non existence; proving that ‘faux-distressed’ is here to stay.
With the likes of Rihanna on the front row, sporting last line’s harem pants, the pressure was on for another tremendous, yet wearable look, and Decarnin once again established himself to be the king of understated glamour. After all, it was he who permitted the daywear of sequins, and we thank him for it.
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