A tribute to pursuing perfection.
While true perfection is impossible, it is always in the mind of the couturier. On July 5th, Balenciaga presented its 52nd Couture Collection. It was Demna’s third for the house. The show, held in the salons at 10 avenue George V, is scored to a BFRND reworking of Maria Callas’ operas in a never-before-heard a capella format. No known Callas recordings occurred in studio or without orchestral backgrounds. BFRND collaborated with a sound engineer, using two AI programs to lift the soprano’s voice. The isolated singing becomes sonic couture.