Paris Fashion Week FW12: Balenciaga, Dries van Noten, Akris
Who: Balenciaga
What it made us think of: If the Jetsons had been made in the 80s as a Nintendo game instead of a cartoon.
What we liked: Pixelated animal prints, jackets that looked like Nintendo armor, driving neon-accented driving gloves, graphic sweatshirts, strappy button boots, nipped waists
What we didn't: Pointy boots, sheer panels, sneaker-laced shoes, cone boob armor![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XKkuVDxTBlf6ck5RhLr6J7Sd-D7Xph1ko_B0Z5k8FOwpxPy_myJaev27J85gQvMHA5765sGvofc3nyR9eFvz5ZzGDWEUKG2Sa-obR7hRJTjY5wFC9fcOAZ-rHeq3HEwXMvTsPizFh-Y/s400/Balenciaga+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+2.jpg)
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Who: Dries Van Noten
What it made us think of: 54 ways to repurpose vintage silk scarves.
What we liked: Vivid, scarf-like prints; flowing fabrics, orange eye shadow, jackets
What we didn't: Fur shoulder puffs; make that all the fur accents in this collection![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfbdoK8y3s0VHnhDQtT65Xg3gmDPA16ByBpbUXap7Xe8Fcl3G18wb1uZxvb6DjDemEf7jtPhg8s_xI0LZVGat6VfeaJQyFaYlY7BU4REljCYcU4IzUwXGryQGI0uDyB8Bv87aLxbI5N8/s400/Dries+van+Noten+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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Who: Akris
What it made us think of: Geometric paintings, which I love because those paintings harmonize the creative side of my brain with the overly analytical and logical side.
What we liked: Color blocking, texture blocking, prints, the pieces that looked like light peeking around blinds,
What we didn't: Monochrome pieces, boxy shapes, hand sheaths![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cmWi5l6x7p7PC7oGY6tnaoyEyZnzCfxbWkvjVw_17YyUO7l9EFK86n0cb5DreVqn-bEd-KNJdBnuw0010tZ4QyZkLmIk2ywKPGAh9Qmusdz4B-JBpS3kHcd9ZzsGhLwE8nQ67U-1-iU/s400/Akris+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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What it made us think of: If the Jetsons had been made in the 80s as a Nintendo game instead of a cartoon.
What we liked: Pixelated animal prints, jackets that looked like Nintendo armor, driving neon-accented driving gloves, graphic sweatshirts, strappy button boots, nipped waists
What we didn't: Pointy boots, sheer panels, sneaker-laced shoes, cone boob armor
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XKkuVDxTBlf6ck5RhLr6J7Sd-D7Xph1ko_B0Z5k8FOwpxPy_myJaev27J85gQvMHA5765sGvofc3nyR9eFvz5ZzGDWEUKG2Sa-obR7hRJTjY5wFC9fcOAZ-rHeq3HEwXMvTsPizFh-Y/s400/Balenciaga+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+2.jpg)
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Who: Dries Van Noten
What it made us think of: 54 ways to repurpose vintage silk scarves.
What we liked: Vivid, scarf-like prints; flowing fabrics, orange eye shadow, jackets
What we didn't: Fur shoulder puffs; make that all the fur accents in this collection
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfbdoK8y3s0VHnhDQtT65Xg3gmDPA16ByBpbUXap7Xe8Fcl3G18wb1uZxvb6DjDemEf7jtPhg8s_xI0LZVGat6VfeaJQyFaYlY7BU4REljCYcU4IzUwXGryQGI0uDyB8Bv87aLxbI5N8/s400/Dries+van+Noten+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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Who: Akris
What it made us think of: Geometric paintings, which I love because those paintings harmonize the creative side of my brain with the overly analytical and logical side.
What we liked: Color blocking, texture blocking, prints, the pieces that looked like light peeking around blinds,
What we didn't: Monochrome pieces, boxy shapes, hand sheaths
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cmWi5l6x7p7PC7oGY6tnaoyEyZnzCfxbWkvjVw_17YyUO7l9EFK86n0cb5DreVqn-bEd-KNJdBnuw0010tZ4QyZkLmIk2ywKPGAh9Qmusdz4B-JBpS3kHcd9ZzsGhLwE8nQ67U-1-iU/s400/Akris+Paris+Fashion+Week+Fall+Winter+2012+1.jpg)
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