Apocalypse has arrived to Paris fashion week

Apocalypse has arrived to Paris fashion week

Balenciaga gave a foretaste to the audience how our life would look if there was a flood at its fashion show held on the weekend.

Balenciaga hosted the show of his fall-winter 2020 collection in Saint-Denis quarter of Paris, at Cité du Cinéma film studio. Head designer Demna Gvasalia designed an apocalyptic set surrounding the Matrix style leather jackets, tight-fitting clothes and football jerseys, this way raising the awareness of the audience of Paris Fashion Week to climate change and rising ocean levels.

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@balenciaga caused a fashion week storm 💨with a flooded Fall 2020 runway show focused on the climate crisis.🌊

LES FAÇONS (@lesfacons) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 1., 2020, időpont: 5:24 (PST időzóna szerint)

This time, the front row was left empty: as part of the set, the first two rows of the auditorium were covered in water, and the viewers could see from the third row how the models strutted down the runway in ankle-deep water.

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@balenciaga …The sky blazed, the sea boiled, the planet had one serene moment to catch its breath…and then TOTAL ECLIPSE. Is @demnagvasalia fashion’s Cassandra or fashion’s Chicken Little? THE SKY IS FALLING. Believe it.

Tim Blanks (@timblanks) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 1., 2020, időpont: 3:40 (PST időzóna szerint)

In addition to the flooded venue, visuals also recalled the end of the world: flooding oceans, flames and sea of lava. At least the plenty of water used for the show will not go into waste, as it will be further utilized as greywater in Paris.

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Mary Lynch-Lloyd (@m_p_l_l) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 1., 2020, időpont: 5:29 (PST időzóna szerint)

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Samia Elbey (@samiaelbey) által megosztott bejegyzés, Márc 1., 2020, időpont: 8:42 (PST időzóna szerint)

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