Balenciaga AW20Beauty / Beauty newsBeauty / Beauty newsSmart phone casual: Balenciaga just used old chargers as hair tiesIt’s sustainable and, potentially chic?ShareLink copied ✔️March 2, 2020March 2, 2020TextAlex Peters Demna Gvasalia has a great solution for what you can do with all those old /broken/ obsolete-because-Apple-changes-its-port-every-five-minutes USB cables you have lying around – use them to tie back your hair. Yesterday, the designer showed his latest collection for Balenciaga with an end of the world show staged on a water-flooded runway. As digital overhead screens projected a sense of impending doom with images of billowing smoke, raging fires and flocks of birds, models walked the runway in a collection that explored obsession, fanaticism and fetishism. Alongside football kits, latex pieces and biker leathers, tech played a big part in the show. Models carried their phones as they walked wearing T-shirts bearing the dreaded ‘no connection’ WiFi symbol. When it came to the beauty, models were make-up free with some wearing red or black contacts while nails by Mei Kawajiri were pointed and razor-sharp. Meanwhile, on the female models' hair, Holli Smith used white USB cables to tie up slicked-back ponytails. A fun solution for when the apocalypse comes and makes all technology obsolete. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHoroscopes April 2026: A 7 year cycle has ended – so what’s next?The best new scents, from real strawberries to mother’s breast milkOnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and OnPITKISSER captures the beauty and rage of LA’s girl mosh sceneConner Ives and MAC team up to protect the dolls Who is looksmaxxing really for?How the BDS movement has changed the way we eatGoop horror: The new wave of literature skewering the beauty industryDoctors debunk Clavicular’s beauty routine, step by stepYSL Beauty’s Block Party showed the changing face of gen Z nightlifeManga boobs and cybersigilism: Nail art is entering its maximalist eraWe need more ‘normal’ looking people on TVEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy