Paris Fashion Week Fall 2011: Balenciaga, Dries van Noten, Rue du mail
Who: Balenciaga
What it made us think of: Caged gardens
What we liked: The longer than usual skirts, the whimsical floral print, the cagey jackets of woven leather, shoes, the braided leather clutches with seat belt straps
What we didn't: Plainer black, blue and grey looks
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KJJUyYf-W5z0qqZRwJICwTmAhFTuurNSVIivvWkTDXk8-2HyQqHydwuQpAkOqoarBKD6rRkkRPb0q3l5gqg7Y8E8Xo9qvHQg99s3Z13ppqecBDutU2erB5jvXOmibKfaHw6owWKlNAY/s400/Balenciaga+accessories+fall+winter+2011+paris+fashion+week.jpg)
Who: Dries Van Noten
What it made us think of: A fabric stores haphazardly sliding into another dimension
What we liked: Mixed prints, use of green and gold, vivid colors, plastic and wooden heels
What we didn't: Whole looks didn’t seem all the special until you zoomed in on details. The proportions seemed odd on many looks.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaA11e3IkKYKCwZ-UkYyQJcJm4rc1N849HiiK4owWwlmlQQANUkcUnAm61iMu5guXyYRo2HdchplGP9P7U6Q6xV7kC1Hl-6BnqIXCnH5OJGjXAXrmWjOvi8SDPZPcV3256h0GOzdXuyY/s400/Dries+van+Noten+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2011.jpg)
Who: Rue du Mail
What it made us think of: Magic Eye Puzzles
What we liked: Pants, shoulders, butterfly wing print, mixed prints, optical illusions
What we didn't: A lot of black looks that didn’t fit with the more vibrant, illusion-y and print looks![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJURlKd7dyg8tYyU5cmrQJo3sFntqo2zSdQkyEjBFJzkX7HvNuNZ0IzIxIueiU2Kn2BrYY0ukkZQD7ZPA1d5EEthdX6FBsaYcGHyH4P0yq8zETZREM48ljMgon6TYn8R1pDriVVRr20Q/s400/Rue+du+Mail+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2011.jpg)
What it made us think of: Caged gardens
What we liked: The longer than usual skirts, the whimsical floral print, the cagey jackets of woven leather, shoes, the braided leather clutches with seat belt straps
What we didn't: Plainer black, blue and grey looks
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIATw3zbiqSqVW5OYOVdJlp8Tjnb4mryySx5hsuvjO3EvDJFIpT-AxUW7Jj3BWnP49dQ39LnBASq_cSS35W342boS6zuLq8v1rDJcFFT9T3pGcZio9BJnYfeWuJI9If2llRt4r4WSRC8/s400/Balenciaga+Fall+Winter+2011+Paris+Fashion+Week.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KJJUyYf-W5z0qqZRwJICwTmAhFTuurNSVIivvWkTDXk8-2HyQqHydwuQpAkOqoarBKD6rRkkRPb0q3l5gqg7Y8E8Xo9qvHQg99s3Z13ppqecBDutU2erB5jvXOmibKfaHw6owWKlNAY/s400/Balenciaga+accessories+fall+winter+2011+paris+fashion+week.jpg)
Who: Dries Van Noten
What it made us think of: A fabric stores haphazardly sliding into another dimension
What we liked: Mixed prints, use of green and gold, vivid colors, plastic and wooden heels
What we didn't: Whole looks didn’t seem all the special until you zoomed in on details. The proportions seemed odd on many looks.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaA11e3IkKYKCwZ-UkYyQJcJm4rc1N849HiiK4owWwlmlQQANUkcUnAm61iMu5guXyYRo2HdchplGP9P7U6Q6xV7kC1Hl-6BnqIXCnH5OJGjXAXrmWjOvi8SDPZPcV3256h0GOzdXuyY/s400/Dries+van+Noten+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2011.jpg)
Who: Rue du Mail
What it made us think of: Magic Eye Puzzles
What we liked: Pants, shoulders, butterfly wing print, mixed prints, optical illusions
What we didn't: A lot of black looks that didn’t fit with the more vibrant, illusion-y and print looks
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJURlKd7dyg8tYyU5cmrQJo3sFntqo2zSdQkyEjBFJzkX7HvNuNZ0IzIxIueiU2Kn2BrYY0ukkZQD7ZPA1d5EEthdX6FBsaYcGHyH4P0yq8zETZREM48ljMgon6TYn8R1pDriVVRr20Q/s400/Rue+du+Mail+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2011.jpg)
Image source: style.com
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