Closing the decade.
For his final collection at Balenciaga, Demna presents a deeply personal tribute that fuses couture tradition with modern reinvention. Photographed across Paris, the collection is both a love letter to the city where his fashion journey began and a culmination of his pursuit of “impossible perfection”, a nod to Cristóbal Balenciaga’s legacy.
Architectural silhouettes, technical precision, and reengineered comfort define the pieces, from sculptural tailoring inspired by bourgeois dress codes to feather-embroidered “mink” coats and seamless Guipure lace gowns. Old Hollywood glamour, Elizabeth Taylor’s opulence, and familial memories surface in subtle, touching details.
The collection also reimagines everyday items like briefcases and sneakers through a couture lens. Logos are replaced by wearer names, flowers are made from atelier floor scraps, and tailoring adapts to the body, not the reverse.
Closing his decade at the House, Demna’s farewell is both maximal in artistry and minimal in ego, a final act of poetic, personal storytelling. Take a look at the images below.
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