Word on the street, or in the Tuileries, is that French Vogue was blacklisted from Balenciaga via Max Mara.
The magazine’s editor-in-chief, Carine Roitfeld, consults, or did consult, for the Italian brand. She allegedly asked Balenciaga for samples for an editorial shoot, and one of the coats ended up at Max Mara’s design studio where it was copied and then sent back to Paris.
Balenciaga’s notoriously strict with their samples — almost everyone has to promise they’ll shoot the head to toe runway look and samples are usually lent out for a day at a time — and when the French label heard about Max Mara, they lost it.
If fashion were a monarchy, Carine would be our queen, so we hate to think she deliberately sent Max Mara the coat, but our sources say it was no mistake.
Wow… And for Max Mara? Seriously?
oh gezzz…
it almost seems very “high school” at this point!
but seriously balenciaga over max mara?
Carine doesn't consult for Max Mara but one of her former assistants (now a fashion editor at French Vogue) styles their shows and campaigns so I don't think that Carine was personally involved.
Yes, she does consult for them, but this incident happened over a year ago and FV editors attended his shows after it happened, I am sure it is because Marie-Amelie was fired from French Vogue.
balenciaga and maxmara aren't very alike. also, in this piece, you refer to Balenciaga as French AND Italian, and I thiknk it's Spanish anyway??
That is simply outrageous lol anyways done and over with next subject please balenciaga will always survive and be fabulous:)
I think Carine has better things to do than to steel samples for other brands to knock…
i think she meant that max mara is italian (which it is), no balenciaga. also, i think balenciaga is considered french these days (even though cristobal was spanish, from basque), because the line is headquartered in paris and has been for some time.
i think she meant that max mara is italian (which it is), no balenciaga. also, i think balenciaga is considered french these days (even though cristobal was spanish, from basque), because the line is headquartered in paris and has been for some time.
It's definitely because Marie Amelie Sauvé was fired from French Vogue. She's very close with Ghèsquiere and they hate the French Vogue team. Team Carine and Emmanuelle all the way!!
wowzers. that's, um, quite a story. sucks for balenciaga (as fab as they are), but carine and emmanuelle alt are FLY, in every sense of the word. Like, really.
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Forget Max Mara. Look at Givenchy. It's the new Balenciaga non?
I think it's silly to think that because 1) why would Carine do such a stupid thing? 2) in case she did, how would balenciaga find out? 3) wouldnt it be easier for Max Mara to get the coat(s) themselves?
just saying! this rumor
wow, that's crazy. thought dirty tricks were kept in politics
wowee wowee wowee……interested to see how this all plays out….
hmmm…yes indeed it is something to look forword
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Don't belive it.. just a rumor…
I heard Balenciaga found the Paris Vogue burn book and there was a picture of Nicolas that said TOO GAY TO FUNCTION.
BRILLIANT
ok, Peter, that was a brilliant genius comment. Hilar.
FRIGGIN BRILLIANT
i heard so too. They said Carine posted an unflattering picture of Nicholas in facebook, and refused to take it off.
There are a lot of things that make no sense in the Fashion World, this is one of them. But it is just a grown up high school clique for the most part. This is why some designers not only do not mingle but also can't take the pressure with devastating results.
lol lol @ Peter and Anna, A.L.Tacky and Grace are the plastics behind it
lol @ Peter
I agree,It is very high school. Give me a break ! He's a top notch designer he should'nt be acting this way.
No way. Givenchy's relevant still, Balenciaga's lost it 6 seasons ago.