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About this bridal dress

The veil bridal gown is the finale of Balenciaga's haute couture tradition, and this season's closing bridal gown was inspired by the famous "one-piece" dress that was the last dress when the haute couture line was closed in 1968.

The one-piece, with only three sutures, was a sensation half a century ago, with the simplest structure and the least support to achieve a smooth and extremely concrete profile.

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Shirts are the hardest thing to design?

This season's couture collections feature high-quality fabrics such as vicuna wool, reserve wool, satin and silk, opening up a new mode of bespoke wear.

Demna Gvasalia, like Mr. Balenciaga, has extreme demands on fabrics in his couture works.

He spent months experimenting with necklines and cuffs in a variety of expensive fabrics until he achieved his ideal silhouette, making the shirt one of the most difficult pieces to create.

The team needed to develop new composite fabrics to achieve better visual effects, such as avoiding the use of crocodile skin, which required computer arrangement and hand stitching, spending thousands of hours to create realistic textures.

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Street class

The denim, nylon, sportswear, shopping bags and signature street style that have become the hallmarks of Balenciaga since he took over...... Such a single product combined with high definition, the daily concept to the top luxury stage.

Demna Gvasalia does not want this haute couture audience to be limited to the upper class, he is trying to achieve more modern, everyday pieces through haute couture materials, structures and craftsmanship.

The collision of street and couture brings a new effect: shawls and shrouds made of micro-cut leather are made to feel like bathrobes.

Tailor-made T-shirts and hoodies give Couture a casual touch.

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A piece you'll never forget

And the black bowler that no one will ever forget, designed in collaboration with millinery maker Philip Treacy, further explains Balenciaga's signature silhouette in accessories, demonstrating haute couture virtuosity with exquisite construction and superior craftsmanship.

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Do not do any restrictions for haute couture

"This is couture in 2021, and I don't think I can assign a gender to the design."

He incorporated this everyday, street-level philosophy into his designs and the show, which featured models of different genders and ages who showed the audience the possibilities of haute couture in all its aspects.

Artistic director Demna Gvasalia brought back the first haute couture collection in a new form, allowing Balenciaga's high-order genes to burst out again after half a century of silence.

At that time, the popularity of ready-to-wear made designers question the concept of haute couture, and Mr. Cristobal Balenciaga closed his haute couture house 53 years ago.

Now Demna Gvasalia starts with streetwear and traces the concept back to fashion itself, back to the haute couture era of supreme craftsmanship and timeless silhouetted shapes.

Along the way, Demna Gvasalia skillfully blends past and present.

After a gap of more than 50 years, the haute couture collection seems to transcend time.