Designer Spotlight: Christophe Decarnin

Christophe Decarnin is the French designer that brought Balmain to life and did the creator, Pierre Balmain (1950s) Justice! If you don’t recall Balmain, I’m sure you recall seeing numerous amounts of celebs wearing the “Michael Jackson” looking jackets lately, or even dresses/shirts with the square shoulders ? Well that is, Balmain. An AMAZING French brand, with a “dirty sex appeal. This guy creates $1,500 Cotton t-shirts & $5,000 ripped acid wash jeans. To Balmain, that cotton t-shirt is probably the lest expensive item you’ll see. “At some level these kinds of prices are offensive. Decarnin said the prices reflect the quality of workmanship and fabrics, as well as the company’s limited structure.”  Once he took over from previous designer, Laurent Mercier, Balmain Sky rocketed! Starting trends and making bold statements on the red carpet. He is absolutely amazing.

Check out this Great Video of him !

Here's Beyonce rocking a 15,000 Balmain Beaded Jacket. Gorgeous

Designer Spotlight: Marc Jacobs

One of my FAVORITE designers of our century right now in fashion HAS to be Marc Jacobs.

"Marc Jacobs was only sixteen when he started working as a stock boy at the influential Upper West Side boutique Charivari. It was there that he first met Perry Ellis—the designer who, Jacobs says, encouraged him to apply to Parsons the New School for Design and mentored him while he was a student. Eight years later, Jacobs produced his infamous grunge collection for the Perry Ellis label. It was also at Charivari that Jacobs sold his first pieces, a collection of oversize, hand-knit sweaters that he designed while at Parsons (his grandmother made the original samples), the popularity of which he still refers to as "kind of my first big break.

Today Jacobs is one of the most well-known and closely watched designers in the world, helming his own signature label, a diffusion line, and the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton. But he shies away from offering explicit advice to anyone looking to duplicate his success: "I hate the word advice," he explains. "It's not a mathematical situation. I'm happy to share my experience, but everybody has a different path."

Via:Teenvogue.com