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A Softer Side of Balenciaga for Fall 2009
A Softer Side of Balenciaga for Fall 2009 March 5, 2009 11:24 am >> Fall 2009 has turned out to be the season of new for Nicolas Ghesquiere and Balenciaga: new show location, new softness, new openness to models of color.  Instead of showing at the brand's headquarters on the Left Bank as usual, Ghesquiere took the show to Hotel Crillon, with its gold and cream atmosphere and the models walking through French doors.  The official blame for the move goes to neighbors around the HQ, who apparently didn't like the loud soundtrack, but some wondered if it wasn't prompted by Balmain's move to the Ritz this season — a little venue rivalry?
March 5, 2009 4:06 pm >> THE MODELIZER — Balenciaga broke a couple of new faces today — Johanna Kneppers and Gwen Loos — so where's 18-year-old Russian model Ranya Mordanova's big Paris debut happening?  Models.com promises she's "a stealth candidate poised for a major breakthrough" and "has had several clients circling here with avid interest."  We hear Givenchy's doing exclusives this season to back up its new model-making credibility, but is she the right look?