balmain – The luxury snob

With nostalgia running high for the 90’s fashion , i love how there is an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for head to toe latex fashion trend . So how much Latex is too much Latex ? And the answer to this is : Its never enough !

I remember during my early teens probably when I was 14 I saw The Spice girls – an English pop girl group wearing these shiny latex dresses in all black for the first time and I could instantly associate these fabrics / look with music and pop music .Its so interesting to see the all PVC ensemble as a major fashion trend .

The most recent one is the Kardashian sisters . I love how the sisters were spotted wearing similar outfits at the Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show . I think they kind of looked rejoicing in Balmain’s fresh-off-the runway latex numbers in staggering shades of brown , cappuccino , cognac and caramel . The pronounced sleeves doubled up as a glove is just the focal point . The unapologetically shiny top to bottom look gave a bondage vibe . Latex pants have made a comeback and is also been seen in SAINT LAURENT reintegrating them for the fall winter 2020.

KIM & KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show

SAINT LAURENT is my favourite edition revisited the brand’s “well-behaved and overly bourgeoise elegance of the ’90s.” There was lace, cashmere, and a whole lot of latex. That latex came in the form of body-hugging long-sleeve dresses and pants with a sleek, almost a liquid shine to them on the runway. The Saint Lauren woman “loves to take risks,” read the show notes.

I Personally strongly believe though that spandex is just a FAD and not for everyone and not for all demographics / geographics as well because of the fact that it can only be worn at colder places . Its interesting how celebrities like KIM try to be interesting with their dressing which makes pretty good conversation starters.

-Janvi Gandhi