Seasons in the Sun: Bastiaan Van Gaalen Blazes in Balmain

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Seasons in the Sun: Bastiaan Van Gaalen Blazes in Balmain

By Men's Folio
January 07, 2013

The dog days ahead call for irreverent fun and incandescent pops of color—and if you’re modeling this dotty Pierre Balmain suit, a lot of balls as well. Dutch clotheshorse Bastiaan Van Gaalen looks mighty fine in a polka dotted blazer-and-skinny trouser ensemble that could have come off as clownish. The trick, it seems, is in the setting (and sadly, bodily frame). Oh, and see how Bastiaan keeps the rest of his outfit print-free? With such overwhelmingly brassy outerwear, balance things out by opting for a shirt and shoes that are clean and streamlined.

Tip: haul yourself to the gym for the next few months, turn up in this outfit at an upcoming summer garden soiree and you’ll look like you belong in a high-fashion editorial spread. Indeed, Pierre Balmain’s offerings for Spring 2013 are louche, loungey glamor-wear for the bronzed poolside playboy.

Taking stylistic cues from Jacques Demy’s 1963 cult classic La Baie des Anges, the campaign is redolent with the rakish insouciance of French Riviera dandyism. Head over to Pierre Balmain to see the rest of the pieces from the collection, which features oodles of offbeat detailing like unfolded jacket lapels, striking white piping on blown-up prints and fitted tuxedo pants paired with lightweight denim tops.