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>> I'm not sure if it's just me or not, but when I first saw this look from the Ruffian Fall 2008 collection (L), I immediately thought of the Balenciaga Spring 2006 collection (R). The fitted jacket with skinny black lapels, the stiff brocade material, the black belt with gold embellished buckle, the cropped fitted pants . . . they're all very similar to my eye.
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um. i really enjoyed the ruffian show, but now i am so very confused - did i like it because it was so balenciaga or because of its own merits?
Posted by: misshoax | February 06, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Good point, but the real story here is that Masha Tyelna's eyes kinda scare me.
Posted by: Allan | February 06, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Whoa, very similar. Kind of sketchy, though I like the look.
Posted by: Claire Lew | February 07, 2008 at 12:48 AM
That was the first thought that came up in my mind too. A lot of Ruffian stuff looked like Balenciaga stuff, only much more blah in my opinion.
And I agree about Masha Tyelna's scary eyes. They totally destract me from anything she has been wearing on the runways. Not that the girl can help it, but she wouldn't be my first pick if I was a designer up for fashionweek.
Posted by: Else | February 07, 2008 at 11:51 AM
So v. similar and yet Balenciaga more than one-ups Ruffian. It's all in the collar.
/DCB.
Posted by: Dustcakeboy | February 07, 2008 at 01:05 PM
definitely a balenciaga ripoff! why bother?
Posted by: mary | February 07, 2008 at 09:47 PM
i immediately thought balenciaga- hilary rhoda- when i saw this.
Posted by: angela | February 07, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Similar? More like duplicate copy.
Posted by: Pomegranate | February 09, 2008 at 06:03 AM
I'm happy to see that i'm not the only one to think that Masha Tyelna is freaking out!!! Don't you think the new supermodels wave (Karlie Kloss/Masha Tyelna and so on) are not as stunning (attitude AND style) as the Jessica Stam/Gemma Ward/Lily Donaldson's generation ?? I miss them !! We've seen quite rarely during the NY fashion week !
Posted by: lagerfeldisagenius | February 10, 2008 at 03:42 PM
I was thinking the exact same thing!!
Posted by: Jessica | February 11, 2008 at 04:22 PM
It looks eerily similar ,especially the pants.
And I happen to like Masha.I don't think her gigantic eyes detract from anything on the runway.
Posted by: Brad | February 17, 2008 at 03:13 PM
This looks like such a Balenciaga ripoff. I can't see a single difference in the two (except for the color, stating the obvious). The pants are almost like a duplicate copy, too.
Posted by: Tina | February 17, 2008 at 10:12 PM