Balenciaga’s show emerges from tunnel of trauma

For wunderkind designer Demna Gvasalia the search for glamour leads through his worst nightmares, with the Georgia-born creator projecting the trauma of his past onto Balenciaga's Paris fashion week show. Models--- in square-shouldered jackets and tight mini dresses--- walked through a curved mirrored tunnel of floor-to-ceiling LED screens in a film studio outside the French capital Sunday that swept fashionistas into a disturbing twilight zone. John Rafman, the Canadian artist and filmmaker known for his work on the impact of technology on the human psyche, directed the video, which began with the sudden appearance of the "blue screen of death." The terminal error...

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