Excerpt: Balenciaga. Pre-Fall 2026 - Lookbook

 

...And by testing the market, to see if they are ready for the Italian designer's sleeker, more polished delinations, over Demna's deconstruction, and 'destroyed' worn styles, holds a risky appeal without trying to plagiarize it and Piccioli is determined to hold that line, saying that the collection represents function, rather than "decorative" looks.  Offering his modernist take on Balenciaga, over postmodern.  Will you miss Demna's hyperbole aesthetics, and backlash stylizations?  However, I do see worn-esque looks, and antithesis statements for Piccioli's latest array.

Piccioli's sleek sportswear, with its refined punk looks, very much flows from the 2018 leggings trend and 'tech' looks that graced the runway six years ago, which petered out, as much as the utility wear, outdoor/adventure styles did at the same time..."

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Full review: chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2026/01/balenciaga-pre-fall-2026-lookbook.html  

(A.Glass 2026)