Balmain Ad Campaign Fall/Winter 2011/2012

Anja Rubik & Patrick Kafka for Balmain Fall Winter 2011/2012 Ad Campaign

Balmain

Fall Winter 2011-2012

Models: Patrick Kafka Anja Rubik

Photography by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

www.balmain.com

FIRST LOOK: Balmain’s New Line : Pierre Balmain

Balmain's lower price line, Pierre Balmain will arrive in December, at first w
Rousteing will work only on Balmain, a separate design team will work n Pierre Balmain, the spokesman called the line "youth" just like See by Chloe, D&G (FYI fall winter 2011/12 was the last D&G collection) Rodarte for Target one, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Sweaters, jeans, T-shirt (already from $172!) and even evening gown for $1500 (=for that money you can buy the last collection's distressed skinny cut jeans!)
One more reason to wait December! Balmain is one of my favorite brand! 
Love the blazers' shoulders and cut! So hot!
I'm sure that Pierre Balmain (yes, named after the label founder) label will successful as they are expecting: they hoping to reach 700 stores worldwide, opening boutuques in Paris,Milan, HK in 2011!
Here is the first picture with model Snejana Onopka (best choice i think and gained a bit as i see her legs OR ps work!)

MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet: Leighton Meester in Balmain Fall 2011

Sequin Girl...

Leighton Meester in Balmain Fall 2011, 2011 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet

"Gossip Girl" Actress Leighton Meester worked the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet wearing a heavily beaded shift dress by Balmain from the House's Fall 2011 Collection. You can see a "version" of the dress above from the runway. These girls love a shift/tunic dress. Easy-breezy and heck--there's room to eat!!! Love the side-seam pockets (room for lipstick, credit cards and well...never mind). The strappy heels she wore were a much better choice than those white above-the-ankle booties seen on the Balmain Fall 2011 Runway. The clean center-parted hair goes well with such an embellished dress.

Do we like?

Update: Sorry I mistakenly put the wrong Balmain dress in the photo composite above. Same collection different dress. I think both are great!

MTV Movie Awards 2011 Red Carpet: Kristen Stewart in Balmain Spring 2011

Red Hot Kristen...

Kristen Stewart in Balmain Spring 2011, 2011 MTV Movie Awards

Actress Kristen Stewart showed up to tonight's MTV Movie Awards wearing a strapless mini dress. But not just any Strapless Mini Dress. A red leather, safety pin studded one from Balmain Spring 2011 designed by no-longer House Designer at Balmain, Christophe Decarmin. For that Spring 2011 Collection, the House of Balmain only showed a jacket version (on Supermodel Carmen Kass) in the same fabric. But on Kristen, it was made into a strapless mini dress. I think it's perfect for the MTV Movie Awards: Rocker Chic-meets-Rebel-Francophile-Couture. The only thing: Is that part of her black bra showing? Not sure if that's supposed to be there. Now, as a designer, I know, that when I design and create dresses like this--there is a BUILT-IN Bustier in the dress, thereby basically telling the wearer "Don't you DARE wear another undergarment". But I realize, sometimes, it's necessary.
What do you guys think? Yeay? Or Nay?