Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia is at it again, although you knew he would be. The brand introduced its Fall 2017 collection in Paris over the weekend, and as is Gvasalia’s way, the entire collection, including the bags, explored and reimagined fashion’s traditional forms. This collection focused mostly on workwear, and for shoppers mostly familiar with the designer’s more avant-garde ideas, the number of traditional accessories that graced the runway might be surprising.
In addition to the boxy day bags and crossbodies, though, were plenty of the ultra-oversized Bazar Totes that have brought Gvasalia lots of attention even in his short tenure at Balenciaga. In this case, they were matched to formalwear in identical fabrications–an incongruous visual choice for clothes that are usually paired with dainty clutches. Check out all the runway bags below.
[Photos via Vogue Runway]
Those huge bags look comical. Once you fill them up, you wouldn’t be able to carry them.
Where’s that Balenciaga edge? Without looking at the title, I thought “Ferragamo”.
I thought the same thing!
These are awful. You might be able to use those giant bags as a dog carrier or diaper bag but that’s about it.
And hello to you, Celine classic box in slide 2
Yup.
Is pic 14 a side view mirror?
Yep, and the fingerprint situation is already stressing out, I don’t even own the bag.
Yes! Seems to be a recurring theme with the silver clutch and the car key bracelets too.
Recently Balenciaga is producing some amazing shoes but the bags not so much. The structured bags are fine but nothing that sets them apart and the huge bags, no thanks! (Possibly the huge bags are never meant for mass production, one would think).
That collectiion was phoned in.
I totally get that High Fashion is an art & that what you see on the runway isn’t necessarily going to translate (or supposed to translate) into everyday life. But I’ve been amusing myself all day by imagining the reactions I’d get if I dropped a cool $6k (or whatever) to pick up that feather monstrosity in 19 and then just used it as my everyday bag. “Hi honey, can you please come pick me up? I ran to Target to grab some toilet paper & milk and knocked over a small child with my bag. Yes, again. Yes, yes, I KNOW. Anyway, now security is holding me for being a public nuisance,” etc.
That said, I like #30.
Some of the large bazar totes might not be readily available becuase they are made with couture fabrics to match the dresses that the models were wearing. The dresses are couture pieces too and will only be made to order.
Don’t knock the Bazar tote until you’ve carried one. Nobody is expecting you to fill it to the brim, just put what you need in it, like you would with any other bag. It’s fun and you can look in and literally see everything that’s in there. If I could afford multiples I would do it.
is it just me or do the bags look like Celine’s (slide 21 – Celine Ring Bag anyone? and slide 22 – Celine Cabas) and Prada’s (slide 26)?
18 looks like a very pretty, very EXPENSIVE plastic net beach bag.
I don’t go to the kind of beaches where one carries such extravagant beach bags….!
Like the structured boxy bags.
Can’t wait to see the official release versions. I don’t like Demna’s work at Balenciaga but I’m interested to see how the accessories translate off the runway.
Next!
You can get bags very similar to the “bazaar” bags for a few dollars on Canal St.
They are absolutely going to be difficult to sell. Firstly, a majority of woman want a zip top. They also need to make the strap drops longer, not everyone is a ultra skinny model. I am certain that he will be replaced. This collection says nothing for the history of the company. We still love the city bag.
After I showed him the latest Moschino and Balenciaga shows my little brother said comedy seems like a huge trend in fashion these days.