I can’t believe my eyes....just when I thought it couldn’t get worse

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Couldn't they just have launched "Bal Logo Mania Jeunesse by Demna" and let a grown-up oriented designer handle the main designing? It would have been perfect for rejuvenating the brand and then letting it spill over on to the main label at a less upsetting rate.

Or maybe Gvasalia actually thinks he is truly being innovative and arty farty. Or he's just being his own goofy kitty and puppy loving self? The messages he's writing on his Valentine items for example are really quite uplifting and positive. If he was just full of disdain for his customers, would he write those kinds of messages about love, following your dreams etc?

Having said that, I'm really upset with Bal for taking away the original City strap, exchanging it for a long one. Bad Bal! Bad! And now you're not making the Bazar cardholder in this season's Bazar colours?! :annoyed:


I have a really good conspiracy theory :graucho: Demna Gvasalia worked with Nicolas Ghesquière at Louis Vuitton. They had some sort of falling out. Now Demna has sworn to take revenge by destroying the Nicolas Ghesquière legacy, moto item by moto item.

Someone at Bal literally told me that I should be aware that "it could be possible" that their new artistic direction managed by Demna Gvasalia would choose to not spread models from their previous artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiere in their stores.

To not see the iconic value for Bal in the moto line is sale and marketing idiocy. How many bags, like the City, stay relevant for this long?!
 
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Nancy in VA said:
I think the sayings are like "Follow your Dreams" are mocking people - many people roll their eyes when see sayings like that painted on walls or embroidered on pillows
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You know, that would be fitting considering some of the designs, but I honestly don't think so. It seems pretty genuine. We've discussed this a bit here, about Gvasalia's Georgian background, how he's inspired by his Georgian oversized-cardigan wearing slipper-clad grandma, and how he's at heart what BPC phrased- a Georgian chav :lol: hence the label mania.

I don't care what he does Bal wise, I like some of it and fashion needs to move forward. And personally I don't care about fast fashion anymore so buy very little, which means to Bal my opinions are pretty moot. But for the love of iconic bags, Demna, just stop with the moto line sacrilege! At least until I've secured my original style blue, pink and red City:s :P
 
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jeanstohandbags said:
@ SomethingGoodCanWork......just saw this Bazar cardholder on Reebonz....is it the one you are looking for, or similar-ish? :smile:
https://www.reebonz.com/au/balencia...nciaga-wallets-fw18-4436570q76n-7280-12278614
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Thank you, dear! :hbeat: I wish it was the cardholder but it's a wallet. It's definitely the right colours but it seems Bal are not making the cardholder this season. This is the cardholder in one of last season's colours:
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It looks like this on the inside:
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