Who Wore It Best: Gigi Hadid or a Wall?
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When we first saw the look above, worn by Gigi Hadid at Balmain’s fall 2016 show Thursday at Paris Fashion Week, we felt a pang of recognition. Like the narrator in Swann’s Way biting into a madeleine, something about the dress’s multitude of swinging tassels brought a distant memory, perhaps from our childhoods, bubbling up to just under the surface of our consciousness. And yet, we couldn’t quite place it…
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Until we saw this dress and realized that Olivier Rousteing has designed a collection inspired by that most zeitgeisty of home decor items: the macramé wall hanging. Yes, the one your mom had hanging on her wall — if your mom was an eccentric pottery teacher who also kept a large collection of ferns.
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Like this one, available at Urban Outfitters (in case you needed proof that this super-’70s trend is once again picking up steam amongst the Youths).
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The wall-hanging dress is also available in a very au courant baby pink.
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Echoing this ombré wall hanging, also from UO.
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Not all of Balmain’s looks sported an absurd number of tassels. Some pants sported an absurd number of ruffles — in case you’ve ever wanted saddlebags that blow gently in the breeze.
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Ruffly shirts also made an appearance, for those who do, after all, want to be a pirate.
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So, not this guy, obviously.
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Other outfits sported an absurd number of feathers.
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Or an absurd number of Kendall Jenners looking exactly like Kim Kardashians. Cheers to Rousteing for another successful season!
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