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Comments on "On the Street......Leader of the Band, Milano"
Statement jackets how I love thee.
love her jacket.
It's all about big shoulders!In fashion, and well...life, metaphorically speaking!
i need this coat! love!
Isn't she just?! I love how she plays favourites even though she would have an amazing wardrobe to dress from, because not everyone can afford a different coat for every day..
I just love those Balmain military jackets...so beautiful.
And might this be the amazing Emmanuelle Alt, in this amazing jacket?
I know this jacket has been criticized. I happen to like it. I would like to see the inside of the shoulders to see how it has been constructed. This is definitely a one-season wonder; all those fashion mag articles on buying pieces with staying power tell you not to buy anything like this. But for now, I think it is a great look. Love the faded black t underneath. Jorge from WPB
Balmain is seriously haunting me!!
Nice jacket!!!!!
I just can't get to liking this type of jacket. It just seems too contrived to me. Though she is definitely
one of the better ones since everything else is so simple.
The only time I thought it looked great was on a young women who was wearing a long lumberjack shirt underneath.
That jacket is amazing, I want it! It's Sgt. Pepper, Mad Max, and Steampunk at the same time...
Can anyone figure out what those strips are? It looks like it could be made with epaulets...?
I would jack her for the jacket!;)
I like this jacket but... I'm sick and tired of seeing her wearing it! It seems like if she didn't have any other! =)
Actually, Balmain has being repeating the same old stuff for too long now, it's high time for them to move on!
Love beautiful miss Alt in the beautiful Balmain jacket.
I love the way she wears it, very simply, in a kind of low profile way.
It's even more stunning and beautiful
Nice!
don't get me wrong, I LOVE Balmain
but....I'm so sick of this jacket honestly.
simply beautiful,this statement Jacket....
Everything so well done...
I feel the black jeans are killing the jacket, it needs a bit of contrast. Like Jorge from WPB, i would love to see how it's constructed too. It may be a one season wonder but it's fun.
There it is again...
This just looks ridiculous.
Has anyone seen that commercial with the woman in the yellow 80's power suit avec football-shoulder pads? And the security guard saying "Where'd you park your Delorean?". This pretty much does the same.
Some styles should stay in the past.
Would love for D.C. to be one day a stop for the Satorialist. Not sure what sort of fashion you will find along the K Street or Penn. Ave.... Would be interesting to find out.
xx,
Sam @PrettyLovely
Umm, Chrissie Hynde called: she wants her look back.
With so much great stuff going on on the front and sleeves, I think pointy shoulders are a bit too much.
However, she looks great.
OMG! I really want that Balmain jacket! Its so "IN," right now! lol!
She is lovely! I just love her style cos she wears grey or black jeans a lot, and simle t-shirts even if she could afford almost anything. So it's not about the money, its about the attitude. And she is my age and she really is an icon in dressing for me.. That jacket looks amazing on her, but I wldnt wear it.
I see someone showed up at the Michael Jackson sale. Good for him. Every penny counts when you're raising kids in this tough economy.
Had to choose between MJ and a Sgt. Pepper joke.... so there you go.
I dig the fashion nun/rocker chic style that Emanuelle has perfected. She's totally cool, dude and I could like totally get sycophantic over her.... and all the voguettes for that matter.
However, truth be told....
I'm not a huge fan of marching band chic. I guess my main problem with this jacket (among a few) is that even though, yeah, it's Balmain (oh my!), it's inherently Forever 21 to me. I suppose up close and personal the fine workmanship takes it far from the F21 realm. I also suppose given the right venue the jacket is rockin'.... but in the daytime I find it costumey.
That said, I've seen the jacket numerous times and Emanuelle rocks it the best.
saw this same jacket in a different color, "love it in black".....
Love that jacket and the shoulder detail. Oddly this is the only trend I'm willing to jump on....must find one.....
Jimi Hendrix jacket bought his iconic jacket at "I was Lord Kitchener's Valet"
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i hate to say it, but i'm already tired of the balmain jacket! too many people wearing an over familiar piece.
Unplug the jukebox
and do us all a favor
that music's lost its taste
so try another flavour
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Love this! Rocker/millitary chic never went anywhere. And I don't think it's a one season piece. It depends on your location. In Chicago, you get lots of wear from jackets like these. I have an authentic military jacket that I wear from September through May.
That jacket is such a statement! love it.
A dream...
I love how effortless this look is on her. The jacket does not overwhelm her the way that many Balmain jackets seem to with their owners. It fits her perfectly.
Like toy soldiers...XX
Sooooo beautifull! :)
*sigh* Sartorialist your shouldn't have! How did you know I needed buttons today? (c:
I think it's beautiful. For those of you who have seen this look too much, shift your gaze elsewhere. I wonder how much it weighs?
Thank you for the button porn!
This again? Arrrrrgggggggg!
really black
Does it come with a replacement button?
too much.. and the shoulders aren't helping either..nice shades, hair, and wind blown effect
Not for me, but Emanuelle looks amazing!!!
xx
i've actually never seen this style of the balmain jackets. it's nice, maybe more so because i love black. but i agree that this is a one-season wonder. by next month, it will be seen as terribly outré.
the balmain shoulders feel ubiquitous, but don't you think a portion of the sartorial punch goes away when the waist isn't cinched in?
The marching band coat is going to soon be a fashion clich´e of what not to wear. It is way too costume.
Not my thing (overly buttoned) but I see how it could work. I'm just not a big shoulder-pad fan. And too many buttons!
balmain!!
i need a military/marching band blazer in my life
You're not going to like this, but I think this Balmain jacket thing is too much of an "in" item NOT to be out.
Leader of the band - Alt certainly is.
wow! great shot and great jacket!
Really fierce jacket. Gotta love balmain.
I was really into these jackets before, but they are so easily recognizable, and I seem to be encountering so many of them around... that they have sort of lost their charm... not their beauty and all... but just that essence of uniqueness or novelty I used to see in them before. Great look, though, and I do love her sunglasses, those I'll never get bored of.
channeling Michael Jackson...
The title of this post really suits the picture.
Jacket is soooo great. I'm just not well connected with the shoulders...
Philippe
www.punkgeisha.com
balmain everywhere!!!!
Overkill I would say.. nothing to soften the blow of the jacket!
reminds me of those jackets matadors wear :)
i'm absolutely loving this jacket!! very cool!
really trying to push this jacket-style?...she, not really everybody, does something right with it...my opinion...
Military jackets like this were the London look abt 30 months ago. She carries the haute version (though dated) off with aplomb.
KILLER BALMAIN!!
I have seen this woman at Paris fashion week...
It is Emmanuel Alt, fashion director. I love how she mixes pieces with that rock attitude!
Jacket is too trendy to be stylish.
I understand people getting tired of images of "The Jacket".
What I love is that Sart captures images of an individual's look, but I am so often disappointed when I see comments like "where can I buy those shoes/that handbag/that turban?"
Use these images as inspiration, not a prescription! A Balmain jacket will not make you cool, yet any outfit will look cool if you make it yours. Play around with what you have.
amazing jacket!
Reading Les Misérables has taught me the name for that type of ornamentation on a military jacket: "brandebourg". The jacket is a "dolman".
Very nice. I appreciate the uncomplicated look. Simple and winsome.
it's all about the jacket... although I don't like this 80's remember...
I recently saw a photo of Beyonce Knowles wearing a military jacket similar to this one. I don't know...it just seems so juvenile to me...but then again, it does remind me of The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance.
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NICE
She can toss my baton.
AMAZING DRESS!!
I bought a jacket very similar to this in Camden Market London when I was 14 years old. Yes, a while ago!
I loved it! She looks fab sporting this cadet-style jacket - and what do you know? she's hit the nail on the head with current fashion trends! Both Beyonce and Rihanna have been spotted wearing one.
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I don't care whether it is currently trendy, or even--gasp--trendy two years ago. I WANT THIS JACKET.
She looks great in it, too.
Does anyone work black as well as Ms. Alt?? She always looks fantastic. I love Balmain as much as the next person but this jacket is everywhere at the moment and i can't believe i'm saying this but i'm a little bit over it.
Is this from th Balmain collection?
fab jacket
For some reason, I don't think that it looks that great on her. Not horrible, just not somehow right.
i was impressed by the price of balmain jacket in printemps store in Paris, so expensive! but not good quality. It is pity so i have created my own and i'm glad it's great!
stunning
Eyemazing. This woman does NOT disappoint -- ever.
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I dream in Balmain
she's rocking that.
wow... those shoulder pads...
exquisite jacket
statment.
rock star chic! :)
The shoulders of the jacket are very intriguing, but the jacket's just too theatrical for my taste. It does make an interesting picture--at first I thought she was wearing ammo around her neck, then realized they were buttons.
o hai, my jacket makes me looks like a skeleton with gigantic/boney shoulders.
aside from the jacket, I really like the novelty of the blue jeans. it's simple, but the statement itself speaks volumes.
I'd buy Balmain's pale blue denim jacket (the one the does up on the side) if I could afford the ungodly price tag. Even if the shoulders are a bit too "edgy" for me.
aaaaahhhhhh... it's love!
Talent.
I have to say, this jacket style is one of my least favorite trends of the season. I see it and all I can think is Mickey Mouse Club and Thriller. It's too costumey for me for sure...
Tough chicks say it all! Underneath as sweet as they come!
Oh!! It's easy to recognize! Balmain you did a great job!
That jacket!
it doesn't need any words
Is this the Balmain jacket? It's amazing and impossible like $10,000. The statement shoulders are so amazing.. I have a delicious section just for things 'I want' this jacket is on there at least 10 times! And Alice & Olivia is coming out with a cheaper ($1,000) version.. still out of my limit!
Followers...
It's all fantastic, but the shoulders just crossed the line and poked some poor fellows eyes out.
The jacket...amazing shoulders. Just love the style.
I love the whole look.
balmain jackets are amazing, it reminds me of a bull fighter
satorialist come to seattle, we are not all fashionless granolas
As "Cheapo" correclty pointed out, the original style of this jacket is called a "dolman" and it was originally part of the combatwear of the Hungarian light cavalry known as "hussars". As the employ of hussars spread to all European armies in the 17th and 18th centuries, their fashion followed suit. The use of the Brandebourg pattern later spread to other mounted units, such as artillery. This type of uniform is still used in many countries as part of parade gear.
ARGH!!!!!
I so wish I had this jacket.
I would wear it everyday, who cares that Im a guy haha
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omg!!!!!!!!!! its a dream!
Nonon, Balmain = :(.
I love the Balmain jacket, don't like the sunnies.
Is she Alt, a Fashion Director of Vogue Paris?