if christophe decarnin is still at balmain, would he have approved of these balmain homme spring summer 2012 shots distributed during paris fashion week? the poses are so cheesy that zoolander wants it back. and that look on the right, zara wants it back too.
and i would like to know if frida giannini, creative director of gucci, personally approves of the above t-shirt from gucci pre-fall 2011. oh yes, it is a genuine piece, available online from matchesfashion.com. in my humble opinion, it is so tacky even by counterfeiters' standards.
and i am doing this out of love. i love balmain and gucci, love it enough to go out and buy pieces at retail. i know they can do better.
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