Balenciaga Takes Us Back To The Late 90s Raver Scene For Pre-Fall 2022

For Balenciaga‘s pre-fall 2022 collection, creative director Demna (the Georgian designer now prefers to be known mononymously in professional settings) sought out the nostalgic analogue era – or as he calls it, fashion’s forgotten years, which took place during the nu-grunge era in the late Nineties. While many designers delve into the archives of fashion houses to create self-referential collections, Demna discovered a relatively impassive period in Balenciaga’s history, when fashion visionary Nicolas Ghesquière had yet to begin his inimitable tenure at the French house. He decided to “fill the gap” and reimagine what the designs of the day would… Read Full Article