A long time ago I've read somewhere, can't remember the source unfortunately, that Balenciaga designer Nicolas GhesquiĆØre will be going into the brand's legendary archives to re-produce vintage couture dresses from the 50's and the 60's. And I thought to myself, how fabulous would it be to wear a dress that would put all the dresses featured on Mad Men to shame?! And that was that, until recently when I stepped inside Balenciaga's boutique in Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. And noticed that their mannequins were displayed like you were inside a museum. After a closer inspection, I noticed that each dress was tagged with a label of when was that style designed. They were truly simple yet very glamorous pieces. I asked the sales lady if they were for sale and she said yes and that I could also place an order to customize the dress to the color of my liking (or at least that's what I understood from her!). I didn't bother to ask about the prices of each dress because I'm pretty much sure it would cost an arm and a leg to buy one. However, because I fell in luv with the black buttoned jacket/dress shown in the first photo I inquired about it's price tag. I think it costs around KD 1,800. It looked a lot like this piece. Now scroll down and let Balenciaga captivates you.
As anyone who regularly reads Confashions may know, there are some designers I’ve been obsessed with for quite some time: one is the genius Erdem , the other is Nicholas Kirkwood , and Pierre Hardy . And because their designs are somehow easily accessible online and offline, I had the pleasure of featuring some of their creations and showing them the love they deserve. That said, there is one designer I’ve been particularly smitten with for quite some time. He has always been on the top of my favorite designers list ever since I was introduced to his designs by my fabulous fellow fashionisto Adnan Z Manjal a couple of years back : Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi . I always wished I featured him more. I couldn’t because his pieces are very exclusive and as far as I know not stocked anywhere here. This clearly isn't just another post on my obvious love for Mohammed Ashi’s designs or the quality of his clothes as I have done that previously. Ashi simply deserves his very own epic p...
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Thanks :) You should have seen the dresses up close. Truly amazing!
the black short dress with a bubble like effect to it. very audry hepburn !
They were all so so beautiful! Very classy and have that timeless quality :)
LadyB
I couldn't agree more :)