Balenciaga - The Glass Magazine

Spring 2026’s Must-Have Accessories: the Ultimate Round-Up

April 14, 2026

SPRING arrives as a recalibration of adornment: where accessories refuse to be secondary. This season, they interrupt: mundane trainers lean toward futurism and bags oscillate between minimal and excess. It’s ...

PFW AW26: Balenciaga

Catherine Rowe-Kosary

March 10, 2026

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

LIGHT and shadow defined Balenciaga's Autumn/ Winter 2026 women’s and men’s collection, where creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli explored the Renaissance technique of clair-obscur to shape form and emotion t...

Balenciaga Collaborates with Manolo Blahnik for Fall 2026 Collection

Felicity Carter

January 19, 2026

Fashion, News

FOR Fall 2026, Balenciaga has announced its first collaboration with Manolo Blahnik, drawing on the shared Spanish heritage of Blahnik and Cristóbal Balenciaga. Directed by Balenciaga's Creative Director P...

Pierpaolo Piccioli Unveils Debut Campaign for Balenciaga

Ellis Dowle

October 23, 2025

Fashion, Feature

THROUGH quiet scenes of models lounging on white-sheeted queen beds and sunlight spilling across polished parquet floors, Pierpaolo Piccioli introduces his vision for Balenciaga. Unveiled on the 22 October ...

Pierpaolo Piccioli Unveils A New Era at Balenciaga with SS26

Imogen Clark

October 5, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature

Taking over the helm of Balenciaga from Demna in July, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s appointment signalled an immediate separation from what the House had become known for. His 25-year tenure at Valentino was threaded ...

Glass speaks to Maria Kublin, daughter of the influential fashion photographer Tom Kublin

Caroline Simpson

June 12, 2025

Art, News, Photography

HUNGARIAN photographer Tom Kublin had a great influence on fashion photography, working with houses like Dior, Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent. However, it is his collaboration with Spanish couture designer Cr...

PFW AW25: Balenciaga

Imogen Hipkin Holland

March 9, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

BALENCIAGA's autumn-winter 2025 show was staged within a maze. With the audience in very close proximity to the clothes and the models walking a catwalk with bright, harsh lights, the clothes were open to imme...

Balenciaga launches the Bel Air Bag in a Nadav Kander-directed campaign

Alia Campos

August 30, 2024

Fashion, News

BALENCIAGA reveals its latest piece, the Bel Air bag, with an alluring new campaign to launch on August 29th, 2024. Featuring an illustrious cast that includes brand ambassadors Isabelle Huppert and Michel...

Balenciaga’s latest campaign taps Kim Kardashian and the Rodeo bag

Nicole Pereira

July 19, 2024

Fashion, Feature, News

BALENCIAGA'S latest campaign, photographed by Nadav Kander, sees a series of images featuring brand ambassadors Kim Kardashian, Isabelle Huppert and actress Naomi Watts all modelling the esteemed Rodeo Bag. ...

Balenciaga focus on Le City bag with campaign starring Nicole Kidman and Kate Moss

Nicole Pereira

July 5, 2024

Fashion, News

BALENCIAGA has recently released its latest campaign featuring brand ambassador Nicole Kidman and model Kate Moss alongside rising stars Amelia Gray and Kit Butler. The campaign was shot by esteemed p...

Balenciaga Music teams up with BFRND for new merch and 8-bit game

Sophie Richardson

May 23, 2024

Fashion, Feature, Music, News

STARTING on May 21st 2024, Balenciaga Music is launching an exciting collaboration with French composer and musician BFRND. Having produced every soundtrack for Balenciaga’s presentations since 2017, the artis...

Balenciaga’s Rodeo bag takes centre stage in new campaign

Nicole Pereira

May 13, 2024

Fashion, News

BALENCIAGA has launched its latest campaign featuring the iconic bag silhouette, the Rodeo. The carrier name after the Los Angeles’ Beverly Hills fashion district, Rodeo Drive is a fusion of fashion and lu...

Swarovski opened its exhibition in Shanghai, Masters of Light

Nicole Pereira

September 28, 2023

Exhibitions, Jewellery and Watches, News

AUSTRIAN brand, Swarovski is hosting their first-ever exhibition titled Masters of Light which will delve into the brand's heritage, taking its audience on a historic journey exploring its evolution since its ...

Gucci and Palace unveil new collaboration

Ben Sanderson

October 18, 2022

Fashion, Feature

THE ITALIAN luxury house Gucci and British skatewear brand Palace have merged in a historical collaboration imagined by Alessandro Michele, Lev Tanju and Gareth Skewis. Arriving online this week, the collaborat...

PFW AW22: Balenciaga

Lily Rimmer

March 8, 2022

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

WHAT had intended to be a Balenciaga collection focused on climate change became a defiant message for all those in Ukraine, “a dedication to fearlessness, to resistance, and to the victory of love and peace”. ...

Ye and Demna introduce Yeezy Gap engineered By Balenciaga

Julie Heinisch

February 25, 2022

Fashion, News

YE and Demna Gvasalia, Creative Director of Balenciaga, have introduced the first limited release of their creative collaboration for Yeezy Gap Engineered By Balenciaga. Simultaneously to this long-awaited r...

PFW SS22: Balenciaga

Imogen Clark

October 6, 2021

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

WHEN it comes to Demna Gvasalia it is hard to predict what he will do next. His time so far at Balenciaga has seen him revolutionise the French fashion house to the point that the branding, silhouettes and desi...

Glass presents Tapestry of Nature – a beauty story by photographer Kristin Vicari

Olga Petrusewicz

May 19, 2021

Beauty, Feature

“LOOK Deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better,” Albert Einstein. Wandering into the depths of the rhododendrons and azaleas, I wonder what I am doing here. I wonder why I am here? ...

Balenciaga Triple S: All You Need to Know

tet

May 10, 2021

News

Aren’t sneakers the same as shoes? This is a comment that often pops up in a casual discussion about something related to fashion. Well, it somewhat is and isn’t. You see, the sneaker is a term that is mainly u...

Gucci celebrates their 100th anniversary with Balenciaga

Imogen Clark

April 17, 2021

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear, News

IF THE Gucci autumn-winter 2021 collection was a movie, it would be the biggest selling blockbuster of the year. And, if it were an album, it would be Gucci’s greatest hits. It was, however, a party with an ope...

Balenciaga Glow in the dark capsule collection

Balenciaga presents a Glow in the Dark capsule collection

Sophia Ford-Palmer

April 7, 2021

Fashion, News

IN recent months Balenciaga’s creative director – Demna Gvasalia – has incorporated elements of rave culture into the fashion houses designs, having unveiled their A/W21 collection in the form of a dystopian ga...

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