Balmain in a New Direction, Possibly?!

Balmain designer Christophe Decarnin’s raised many concerns when he wasn't present for the fall 2011 runway show in Paris.  Well, WWD confirmed that Christophe and Balmain will be parting.  According to the NY Times Balmain will announced the new designer sometime next week 

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They're promoting from within! We're just hoping they stay true to Balmain identity as a whole and don't try anything drastic.