Balenciaga Article #2

Ok, this is interesting . . . Balenciaga desiging air line uniforms hmmm im not really sure how i feel about this!! I mean its one of those stories you hear about and don't believe :)



TravelJuly 27, 2009, 12:19 pm — Updated: 12:19 pm -->
Runway Mixup Balenciaga for Air Tahiti Nui





By JEFFRIES BLACKERBY
Photo courtesy of Air Tahiti Nui True or false?: Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquière designed these uniforms for Air Tahiti Nui. (Answer below.)
Like the good people at Luxist, we too got the press release announcing that Air Tahiti Nui had hired the “fashion powerhouse” Balenciaga to design new staff uniforms to celebrate its 10th anniversary. But, um, would you please just look at them? It’s not that they’re bad, as far as airline uniforms go. In fact, they’re perfectly nice. But they’re not this. Or this. (But can you imagine if they were!) In fact, according to a publicist for the airline, that jazzy ruffled cuff and collar was designed by Balenciaga Uniforms, a licensing outfit that has no relation to Nicolas Ghesquière and Co. (The license apparently ends this year.) So happy birthday, Air Tahiti, and let’s all not get so excited.

Citation: http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/27/runway-mixup-balenciaga-for-air-tahiti-nui/