Runway Stories

This Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2018 suit isn't just archive fashion, it's a piece of tailoring history. Under Demna Gvasalia, Balenciaga tore up the rulebook on the classic men's suit: no shoulder pads, no epaulettes, no separate shirt required. The result was "Neo-Tailoring", oversized, relaxed, and unapologetically modern. Here's why this SS18 runway piece belongs in any serious archive collection.