Balmain Womenswear S/S10

The coined term "Balmania" will once again roll around when inevitably Christopher Decarnin's collection will filter down to the masses through ripped jeans, tees, jagged edged skirts and plenty of burnished gold in the form of embroidery that will bedazzle military jackets and super tight draped dresses that drape and hug. Decarnin's woman was once again unabashedly sexy but always with insouciance and a panache for mixing the rugged (holey tees and oversized shirts) with the glitz (embroidered mini skirts and mirror trousers).

Photography by Angela di Paolo