{"id":157883,"date":"2025-03-10T09:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/2025\/03\/10\/balenciaga-fashion-show-when-demna-breaks-codes-and-illusions\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:04:18","slug":"balenciaga-fashion-show-when-demna-breaks-codes-and-illusions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/en\/2025\/03\/10\/balenciaga-fashion-show-when-demna-breaks-codes-and-illusions\/","title":{"rendered":"Balenciaga fashion show: when Demna breaks codes and illusions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if fashion were no longer a question of appearance, but of perception? This is the question Demna poses with his Balenciaga Autumn-Winter 2025-2026 show, a veritable manifesto against stereotypes and conventions. In a setting as unsettling as it is original, the designer deconstructs expectations to redefine the future of fashion. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

An immersive setting for challenging standards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

From the very first moments, the experience is disconcerting. A gigantic dark cube<\/strong>, punctuated by black curtains, welcomes guests, who discover an intriguing warning: “You can’t go out again”.<\/em> Here, everyone is in the front row<\/strong>, erasing the hierarchy inherent in fashion shows. A symmetrical labyrinth<\/strong>, with multiple entrances and exits, illustrates the very essence of the creative process: unpredictable, destabilizing, but necessary. <\/p>\n\n

The changing room: a tension between classicism and subversion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

In this collection, Demna juggles rigor and chaos<\/strong>, structure and disorder. The show opens with a series of impeccable suits<\/strong>, playing on the idea that clothing doesn’t define the wearer. Gradually, rigidity gives way to unexpected combinations: polo shirt and motorcycle helmet<\/strong>, tracksuit and sleeveless down jacket<\/strong>. An everyday wardrobe transcended by Balenciaga technique. <\/p>\n\n

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