Balenciaga Men's Spring/Summer 2009

“This book is an example of two 21st century creatives collaborating at the heights of their youthful artistic power. Ryan McGinley’s young, Nicholas Ghesquière was young too and still alternative. Nicholas at Balenciaga had a program that only a few people could understand. Even the interiors in the Balenciaga store on West 22nd street, next to the Comme des Garcons store and Matthew Marks gallery, with DIA on the other side, was incredible. This book’s significance to me is a perfect example of why I created my collection in the first place; to preserve examples of fashion exploring conceptual publishing.” - Steven Mark Klein