penelope

Penelope Cruz by Nico for El País Semanal // September 2012
Styled by Juan Cabrian

Penelope x Balmain. perfection.

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Pierre girl

Melissa Stasiuk for Pierre Balmain Fall 2012

 to be a Pierre girl.

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comfy

Balmain Pre-Fall 2012

Modeled by Kasia Struss

so damn regal chic. this is Olivier Rousteing's third official womenswear collection for Balmain, which drew stimulation from St. Petersburg and Russia's impeccable Imperial Palace. 

this feels cleaner, yet more luxurious than ever. i'm loving the oversized blazers, the leather jackets, the gold buttons and cuffs, the embellishments (duh!), the watercolour prints, the fitted floor-length skirt with thigh-high slits, the silhouettes, the lush use of velvet and silk, the booties, the strong and bold shoulders.

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