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Christophe Decarnin is set to part ways with Paris fashion house Balmain after five years as creative director, WWD have reported.   Decarnin was notably absent from the label’s autumn/winter 2011 catwalk show, with Balmain’s owner, M. Alain Hivelin, telling Telegraph fashion director, Hilary Alexander backstage “He’s tired, after working on the collection. He didn’t go to bed until 5am. He’s not here, he’s resting”. But the designer’s inner circle have played down reports that Decarnin has been suffering from depression, as widely reported, claiming instead that the relationship between Hivelin and Decarnin has in fact reached boiling point, with each party holding drastically different visions about the future of the brand. Decarnin can be credited with breathing new life into the iconic French label, which has experienced mixed fortunes in recent years. Founded in 1945 by Pierre Balmain, the couture division was closed in 2003 and shortly after, filed for bankruptcy. It also experienced a fast turn-over of designers before Decarnin joined in 2005, heralding a period of stability and thrusting the label back into fashion’s spotlight. Decarnin’s ultra-sexy and gob-smackingly expensive clothes - £1,000 for a pair of ripped jeans, upwards of £10,000 for a sequin mini-dress - sparked what was dubbed ‘Balmania’ overnight, with his early collections being widely copied and highly coveted. Despite the fantastical price-tags, the brand has expanded rapidly, particularly in Asia where it has opened new stores in Shanghai, Beijing, Beirut, Lebanon and Seoul, with China, Hong Kong and Tokyo in the pipeline for the coming year. Decarnin’s creative partnership with Vogue Paris’ new editor in chief, Emmanuelle Alt, proved a stroke of marketing genius, with Alt acting as unofficial muse and ambassador to the brand, consistently photographed in the latest Balmain creations. Alt also parted ways with the label upon taking up her position at Vogue, choosing to focus exclusively on her editorial responsibilities. An announcement is due about the future of Balmain, with speculation pointing at an internal candidate as the likely successor.   by telegraph/ uk  
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Sad News

Been out of the loop for a bit due to exams but I just came across some terrible news.

Christophe Decarnin is leaving the Ionic Fashion Brand Balmain after only being with them for 5 years!

The House of Balmain has had its many ups and downs since it opened, and even once shut down due to bankruptcy but Christophe made it the brand it is today, his designs, his creative outlook is what allowed Balmian to thrive and become a worldwide fashion phenomenon

but

it would seem that Decarnin’s and Balmain owner M. Alain Hivelin’s relationship has hit rock bottom, both possessing extreme opposite viewpoints about the future of the brand they chose to go their separate ways.

Sad Sad Day

Balmain Will Not Be The Same Without It’s Decarnin

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Paris Fashion Week Drama

Balmain designer Christophe Decarnin’s failure to appear at his own fashion show on Thursday has sparked rumors that he’s checked into a mental hospital, following a drug-fueled breakdown

First John Galliano, now Christophe, who’s next?

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Balmain Fall 2011 Collection

 Season inspired by “workwear”

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Karmen Pedaru Balmain Fall 2011 Collection
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Natasha Poly Balmain Fall 2011 Collection
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Freja Beha Erichsen Balmain Fall 2011 Collection
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Abbey Lee Kershaw Balmain Fall 2011 Collection
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Anja Rubik Balmain Fall 2011 Collection
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