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The Change Agent

Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquière is one of only a handful of designers with the power to push fashion in new directions. Alice Rawsthorn meets Mr. Zeitgeist.


Photographs by Steven Meisel
Styled by Nicolas Ghesquière
March 2011
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Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière’s polyester and nylon crepe jacket, polyester shirt with metal detail, PVC shorts, and ring. Polyester dresses and watch.

Beauty Note: A dose of Darphin Hydraskin serum provides a serious surge of hydration.

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Styled by Nicolas Ghesquière
March 2011
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