Balenciaga

The New Wave Issue

Demna on Balenciaga's rebellion against 'luxury'

The generational creative director discusses returning to the source and falling back in love with fashion through couture.
Osman Ahmed
11.16.23
Fashion

Balenciaga SS24 showcased Demna’s intimate understanding of fashion

The creative director’s mother opened the show, which saw his nearest and dearest dressed in extraordinary everyday clothes.
Osman Ahmed
10.1.23
Fashion

Gigi for Miu Miu & Balenciaga’s new normcore: What’s in fashion?

Your one-stop-shop for this week's fashion news to know!
Tom George
Osman Ahmed
6.2.23
Music

BFRND: "I played Demna the guitar and we never left each other"

Ahead of Balenciaga's landmark show, the music producer spoke to us about the emotional soundtrack he created and how he first met his husband, Demna.
Joe Bobowicz
3.6.23
Fashion

Balenciaga is back, and all about the clothes

Here’s everything you need to know about Demna’s comeback show in Paris.
Osman Ahmed
3.5.23
Fashion

Why the clothes on the SS23 runways looked so worn-in

A call to love clothes for longer? An aping of an upcycled look? We explore why so many of this season's offerings looked beat-up, but not beat-down.
Madeleine Rothery
11.3.22
Fashion

Fashion dives into its toybox for SS23

From Gucci to Moschino, Noki to Balenciaga, this season saw designers across the board embrace their inner child.
Joe Bobowicz
10.6.22
Fashion

Kanye West opened Balenciaga's SS23 mud bath

From dads carrying babies to Y2K-loving teens, Demna's latest show is a celebration of individuality and delightful paradoxes within the Balenciverse.
Osman Ahmed
10.2.22
The Ultra! Issue

See Willy Vanderperre's cover for i-D's The Ultra! Issue

The photographer, along with stylist Olivier Rizzo, captured Rianne Van Rompaey with a laser-cut vision of avant-garde couture fashion.
i-D Staff
9.6.22
Fashion

The Georgian fashion expert behind @demnagram

Six years ago, Saba Bakhia was a mere admirer of the Balenciaga creative director's work. Now, he's got a rare, coveted co-sign.
Douglas Greenwood
7.20.22
Fashion

In 2022, Haute Couture isn’t just surviving — it’s thriving

Long rumoured to be dwindling, the recent haute couture shows in Paris showed that the ancient craft of French dressmaking is currently booming.
Osman Ahmed
Mahoro Seward
7.15.22
Art

The ‘punk feminist in disguise’ who brought fashion into the art world

From shooting up Chanel bags to casting bronze Balenciaga pumps, Sylvie Fleury has been turning fashion on its head for more than three decades.
Mahoro Seward
6.16.22
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