Everyone knows that when Isabelle Huppert calls, you should pick up the phone. The Balenciaga Bel Air campaign features brand ambassadors Isabelle Huppert and Michelle Yeoh, as well as actress Naomi Watts, in a series of photographs and behind-the-scenes videos by Nadav Kander.
Balenciaga's Short Documentary Detailing Its Heritage And Birthplace
On October 19, 2023, Balenciaga launched an in-depth look at the heritage of 10 - 12 Avenue George V, the House’s Paris birthplace. A short documentary details the history behind and continuing legacy of the iconic addresses with a 3D-scanned tour of their renovated interiors. These conjoined spaces were the only place Cristóbal Balenciaga created and showed his Paris collections, and where he lived and worked until the Couture House’s closure in 1968.
A renovation project was initiated to restore these rooms with respect to that era of austerity and elegance, as well as to accommodate a turning point in the history of the House by implementing modern technology and unprecedented access to the Balenciaga Couture experience. A newly installed official plaque on the outside of the building commemorates the House’s expansion and return to its original Paris headquarters.
The documentary shows Balenciaga Couture’s grand staircase, its sales office, the “cathedral-like” salons where models walked in silence, the preparation cabins, and the couturier’s office, all integral parts in the creation of collections then and now. “What is a legacy?” asks the narrator. “It’s a vision, of course, and it’s also a place.”
Sculpting Presence by Debora Brune & Camille Naomi Franke
photography by Debora Brune @dilleragency
styling by Camille Naomi Franke
styling assistant Antonio Chiocca
hair by Noriko Takayama
hair color by Julia Säfström @ kurkowitz
makeup by Janette Peters
modeling by Julia @ Mint Management, Aeyden @ Elixavier
photo assistance by Isabel Spantzel, Johanna Dietz
tights and boots by Madomorpho
belt & top by Alisia Wood
tights and boots by Madomorpho
top by Alisia Wood
blouse and skirt by William Fan
bag by Prada
pants by Filippa K
shirt by Magliano
denim by Ganni
full look by Versace
full look by Versace
dress by Balenciaga
dress and neck piece by Dries Van Noten
earrings by Jil Sander
full look by Alisia Wood
blouse and skirt by William Fan
pants by Filippa K
boots by Madomorpho
dress and neck piece by Dries Van Noten