Fashion I want... Now. A rock and roll Cleopatra

It seems to be the time of old fashion house renaissance. First it was Lanvin and Balenciage who came back from the death, and now it is Balmain's turn. The house of Balmain was founded in 1945 after the end of World War II. Pierre Balmain was a part of the New Look trend which Dior started in 1947 in Paris. Balmain once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement." To day the house is in the hands of the young fashion designer Christophe Decarnin who certainly makes fashionable almost couture like architecture. In very short time Decarnin has been able to pick up the pieces from the old Parisian fashion house and turn it in to once more become one of the worlds most important brands. The spring/summer 2009 collection was in my opinion a very strong and as always extraordinary collection. To me it seemed like the whole collection was a blend of rock and roll and ancient Egypt. Kind of like a chic, updated, funky, Parisian Cleopatra. I want the green dress so bad! In my dreams it's mine. Hurray!