Tumblr (3.0; @balmainheaven)http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk3ez3rMSi1qdg8zpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://alemorita.tumblr.com/post/4859983380"><br/></a></p> <blockquote> <p><span>Christophe Decarnin is set to part ways with Paris fashion house Balmain after five years as creative director, WWD have reported.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>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”.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>Decarnin can be credited with breathing new life into the iconic French label, which has experienced mixed fortunes in recent years.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>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.</span></p> <p><span>An announcement is due about the future of Balmain, with speculation pointing at an internal candidate as the likely successor.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>by telegraph/ uk</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/4874539743http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/4874539743Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:27:48 -0400Been out of the loop for a bit due to exams but I just came across some terrible news. Christophe...http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/4874217081http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/4874217081Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:15:00 -0400fashionbalmainchristophe DecarninnewsfrenchbranddesignexpensiveionicThankyou, and I love your blog too Sorry I did stop tumblring for a while but I’m back now...http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3921370054http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3921370054Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:27:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7nbxwVvy1qe3efbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3922249731http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3922249731Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:33:00 -0400balmainperfumenicesmellfashionbrandlabelionic http://www.balmainhair.com/hair-extensions/hair-extensions.htmlhttp://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3922062753http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3922062753Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:20:00 -0400balmainhair extensionsfashionBalmain designer Christophe Decarnin’s failure to appear at his own fashion show on Thursday has...http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3921050387http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3921050387Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:00:00 -0400fashionfashion weekdramabalmaindesignerChristophe DecarninJohn GallianoParis Season inspired by “workwear&#8221;http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920986232http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920986232Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:54:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7iodU8Xe1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Karmen Pedaru</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920970345http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920970345Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:53:00 -0400Karmen Pedarubalmainfashionfashion weekparis fashion weekparisrunwaymodelmodelsblackleatherrock n' rollchicbootsheels<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7inoaPsa1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Freja Beha Erichsen</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920965840http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920965840Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:52:00 -0400balmainfashionparis fashion weekfashion weekFreja Beha Erichsen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7imu7mO01qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Natasha Poly</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920960373http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920960373Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:52:00 -0400balmainfashionparisparis fashion weekfashion weekNatasha Poly<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7im38GF11qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Abbey Lee Kershaw</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920955559http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920955559Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:51:00 -0400balmainfashionparisparis fashion weekfashion weekAbbey Lee Kershaw<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7ilbaJ7E1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Anja Rubik</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920950345http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920950345Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:51:00 -0400balmainparisparis fashion weekfashion weekfashionAnja Rubik<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7ijkVC3v1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Carmen Kass</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920938121http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920938121Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:50:00 -0400balmainfashionfashion weekparisparis fashion weekCarmen Kass<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7ihyJkpX1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Joan Smalls</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920927552http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920927552Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:49:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7iipumdZ1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kasia Struss</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920932763http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920932763Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:49:00 -0400Kasia Strussbalmainfashionfashion weekmodelsparisparis fashion weekrunwayKasia Struss<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7ih2P7i61qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Aline Weber</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920922812http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920922812Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:48:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7iflo9JU1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Britt Maren</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920911642http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920911642Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:47:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7ielzrkf1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigrid Agren</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 Collection</p>http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920904781http://balmainheaven.tumblr.com/post/3920904781Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:47:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li7idzBv9c1qe3efbo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sasha Pivovarova</p> <p>Balmain Fall 2011 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