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 Creative director Demna
Gvasalia dressed models in yellow and pink
bathrobe-like coats, loose black trouser suits
and embellished evening gowns. There were also
voluminous satin coats and more casual looks
made up of jumpers, jeans and jackets.
The designer said he had looked to the label's
Spanish founder, Cristobal Balenciaga, for
inspiration, showing egg-shaped silhouettes, a
draped polka dot dress in chiffon and a shantung
coat embroidered with faux fur.
Accessories included large flying saucer-like
hats, visor sunglasses and long gloves.
"I see it as my creative obligation to the
unique heritage of M. Balenciaga to bring the
couture back to his house," Gvasalia said in
show notes.
"It is the very foundation of this century-old
maison."
Cristobal Balenciaga, recognised as one of the
top couturiers in the fashion industry, closed
his Paris-based atelier in 1968. He died four
years later.
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 The label reopened in the 1980s
but without couture.
Guests at Wednesday's show, held inside
Cristobal Balenciaga's atelier, included model
Bella Hadid; rappers Kanye West and Lil Baby;
and actor Salma Hayek, wife of Francois-Henri
Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering,
Balenciaga's parent company.
Paris Haute Couture week, which runs until
Thursday, has seen a return to live fashion
shows as lockdown restrictions ease in France.
Labels are also streaming their presentations
for the journalists, buyers and fashionistas who
cannot attend in person.
(Reporting by Laetitia Volga, Editing by
Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Chris Reese)
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