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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.

March 2011
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere
Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière’s leather and PVC coats.

Hair by Guido for Redken; makeup by Pat McGrath for Cover Girl; hair color by Laurie Foley for Wella Professionals at L’Atelier de Laurie; manicures by Jin Soon for Jin Soon Natural Hand & Foot Spa. Models: Amber Valletta, Stella Tennant, Milou van Groesen, and Saskia de Brauw, all at DNA; Freja Beha Erichsen at IMG; Delphine Bafort at Ford; Arizona Muse at Next; Eliza Cummings at Women; Bambi Northwood-Blyth at Elite; Jana Knauerova at New York Models; Aymeline Valade at Women Paris. Casting by Ashley Brokaw. Set Design by Mary Howard; production by PRODn @ Art + Commerce; digital technician: Noah Esperas. Photography assistants: Stas Komarovski, Dima Hohlovs, and Victor Gutierrez.
March 2011
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