Balenciaga SS25 Review | Grunge, Lingerie, Beauty & Gimmicks

Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 2025 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week reinforced Demna's unique vision for the brand. As expected, the show combined oversized silhouettes and edgy, futuristic designs with a nod to the brand's rebellious roots. The collection maintained the house’s signature focus on exaggerated proportions. Models walked in tailored pieces with towering, elongated shoulders, a tribute to both Balenciaga’s classic tailoring, reflecting Demna’s affinity for blending tradition with bold architectural references. We also saw one piece lingerie looks and obscuring caps. Overall, this collection emphasized luxury through the lens of streetwear and futurism, while still engaging in the cultural commentary that has become characteristic of Demna’s tenure at Balenciaga “The time has come for fashion to have a point of view.” That was the straightforward message Demna delivered backstage today at Balenciaga. The show we had just witnessed played out in a darkened room, on a polished dining table lined on both sides with editors in chief, celebrities from Nicole Kidman to Katy Perry, and Balenciaga and Kering management. His grandmother’s table is where Demna discovered he was interested in clothes as a young boy in Georgia. “My earliest memories of fashion start with me drawing looks on cardboard, cutting them out, and making ‘fashion shows,’” he wrote in a note that was distributed to the press. Demna may have been trying to reconnect with his inner child,