High-waisted pants with Hip-high slits, bustiers, capes, flowing wide-legged jumpsuits, sheer chiffon, ruffles, bishop sleeved and sheer detailed blouses, turquoise and leopard tassel and crochet detailed belts over green and orange jumpsuits, a navy lace-up off the shoulder crop top, chokers, a leg and midriff cut-out top and skirt similar to dresses worn by JLO and Rita Ora at the Met Ball, the most gorgeous sheer iridescent blue/purple/yellow embellished sweater dress, multi-color sequin dresses, the signature lace up and braid details- as well as sheer stripes- were applied to mini dresses in turquoise orange and fuchsia, and a continuation of the knit or crochet elements we’ve been seeing from the brand were all weaved into the Balmain Resort Spring/Summer 2017 collection: we have seen a cohesive transition season to season going back to Olivier’s first menswear debut, and it’s thanks to those consistent motifs. The bustiers and leather, sheer, chokers all reference the 90’s whilst the cut-away shoulders, off the shoulder looks, crochet and knit, flared leg pants and jeans, flowing fabrics, sequins, colors and prints revive the 70’s glamour. Was everything amazing and fabulous? No- but there were so many gorgeous, glamorous, sexy looks, and I need a chain-mail knit in my life ASAP. Click the links below to see what I mean about the transition from season to season.
Balmain Resort Spring/Summer 2017 SS17
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Perry Uwanawich is an American fashion designer and illustrator- AuricWear.com; fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blogger at Subversive.Style; and Spirituality Lifestyle Blogger at TheGypsyMystic.com. Perry has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, two certifications in Fashion Design and Industrial Sewing, and has a background in graphic design, marketing, journalism, and fashion design. Perry Uwanawich launched two fashion collections, the first called Deity Greek Wear, while enrolled full-time in college, and the second in 2020 called Auric Wear available at AuricWear.com and on Etsy. While pursuing a Certification in Fashion Design, Marketing, Public Relations, and Photography, he became the Parsons Teen Vogue Ambassador and created multimedia content which was included in the course. He completed another Certification in Industrial Sewing and was placed as an Industrial Sewing Machine Operator in a Rhode Island mill, working in production sewing for Military, Bags, and Medical Health industries. Perry Uwanawich has worked in retail, acted as a graphic designer for multiple brands creating graphic prints for screenprinted garments. His marketing experience spans several industries from Fashion to Media, Medical Billing to the Medical Field- he's created graphics, logos, digital and print media assets, designed and managed websites (HTML, XHTML, CSS, WordPress…), managed social media accounts, and created marketing campaigns and ad campaigns which drove significant traffic in the local and national markets for respective industries. He has experience with photo and video editing, re-touching, motion graphics, and also worked as a freelance makeup artist working in Beauty as well as SFX makeup. View all posts by Perry Uwanawich