United Colors of Valentino
Balenciaga vs. Fendi, Valentino vs. Calvin Klein, Montblanc between Wes Anderson and Irina Shayk, Is Valentino the new Benetton?, Growth Mindset for Talents
This week saw several interesting events taking place in the fashion industry.
Picture from Valentino website
The Balenciaga show in Shanghai. This show confirmed the inflexible point of view of Demna Gvasalia and the fact that Kering establishment seems to support him in that direction.
A very dark, post-atomic show, a mere reiteration of the past with even more exaggerated sneakers. There is no apparent evolution in this brand that fell from grace because of a very bad advertising campaign and an even worst crisis management. While Gucci seems to be downward spiralling, Balenciaga gives the idea of a brand drowning in a bath tub without anybody moving a hand to save it.