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BLACKBALLOON BIBLE CONTENTp7 WHAT WE DOp8 WHO WE AREp10 CELEBRITY DRESSINGp11 EVERYBODY VIPP12 PICK & PLAY / DESIGN B2BP14 THE BLACK COLLECTIONp16 POST ITP17 ELECTROPLATING TECHNIQUEP18 FLAGSHIP STOREP19 SNEAK PEAK

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WHAT DOES BLACK BALLOON DO?

Black Balloon consistsof 4 building stones:

1) handmade & tailored made collection

2) prêt-a-porter collection

3) designs B2B

4) THE BLACK COLLECTIONAKA PREMIUM COLLECTION

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PIC BY THOMAS RICHARD

WHO WE ARE

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Sarah Bos

graduated as a Master in Fashion design at the KASK Fashion Academy in Gent. She also attended several workshops amongst others “jewelry design” and “fashion illustration” at the College of Fashion in London and a course “handbag design” at the PCVO Waas en Durme in Lokeren.

Cleo Baelegraduated “shoes and handbag design” at the PCVO Waas en Durme in Lokeren.

She also attended a training “shoe design” at the SASK in Sint-Niklaas, and several workshops at the College of Fashion in London, as well a course “Orthopedics” in Sint-Niklaas. Her previous study was “pho-tography”.

Together they form the creative brain behind this young label from Ghent (Belgium), where they create their own world, the world of Black Balloon: a trendy label of clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women, inspired by a mix of music and emotions.

The men and woman-collections of this duo combine female and tough elements, simply yet edgy, with an eye for detail and refine-ment, “nouveau chic” as they like to call it.

A total concept from top to toe! Their graduate collection of nearly 2 years ago, presented during the KASK fashion show, resulted in the prestigious Fred and Ginger price for the most promising collection. Their atypical way of working and creations already got a lot of visibility in the national and international press.

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They already designed a collection of shoes and accessories for Soulwax (aka 2many dj’s), and Arno (Le Chevalier des Arts) seduced the stage in a complete Black Balloon outfit. Barbara Sarafian (Belgian actress, known from the Oscar nominated movie “Bull-head”) could be admired in a Black Balloon party dress on the recent Flemish Oscars “Nacht van de TV-sterren”. Baloji former rapper with Starflam is touring the world with his solo project in a Black Balloon outfit! Recently An Pierlé, the wild child behind a piano, was seen in an outfit on national tv.

CelebritydressinG

handmade& made tomeasure

collection

PIC BY EVY MENSCHAERT

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Everybody VIP at Black Balloon!A party planned? No idea what to wear? Black Balloon is a party partner in crime! With their handmade formula they put you in the spotlight with a custom outfit.

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fit’s everybody and every occasion!

fits everybody and every occasion!

WHAT? Next to their handmade & made to measure collection they also have a new prêt-a-porter. Especially basic pieces that one can style as one pleases, which resulted in the collection’s name Pick & Play.

Pick & Play is a collection of separates which can be combined together to create completely different outfits! A total concept that allows a rapid and easy outfit change by switching add-ons… Pick & Play… Black Balloon’s designs fit’s everybody and every occasion!

PICK & PLAY

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WHAT? The hosts and hostesses of each edition of the international Interior Design Biennial are clothed by a Belgian designer. Uniforms have on previous occa-sions been designed by Walter Van Beiren-donck, Kaat Tilley and Xavier Delcour. Black Balloon has been chosen for the Interior 2010 uniform.

For the Interior Design Biennial 2010, Sarah and Cléo are exploring the boundaries between design and fashion: where does fa-shion stop and design begin, and vice-versa. The challenge was to try and integrate spe-cific elements from the design phase of both worlds, taking functionality, wearability and morphology into account. Their prints for this project are therefore a sly wink to the backstage of the design world.

International Design Biennale Interior 2010

Design B2B

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“THE BLACK COLLECTION” BY BLACK BALLOON aka PREMIUM COLLECTION

Next to their prêt-a-porter collec-tion they also launch their premium collection called the BLACK collec-tion, a total concept filled with custom made prints and ingenious designs, some simple some complex, but every time with that extra va-va-voom As if there’s music in their designs, and they turned it up a notch! Inspired by John Dalton, the father of the modern atomic theory and known for his research into color blindness. (Daltonism) His theory is as follows: in emergence of new substances only the way atoms are connected changes, the atoms themselves do not change. They applied this theory to their “Black” Collection by plating known Black Balloon elements and designs. The overall look and silhouettes are very different but remain at the same time very familiar. The collection becomes somehow immortalized. Their a-typical way of working with a blink of an eye is never far away. The Dalton brothers, misfits of the Wild West, sneak in the collection. They were outcasts, just like Black Bal-loon. The result: a timeless collec-tion for outlaws of this generation.The Black Collection, a premium Black Balloon with an extra va-va-voom!& roll style!

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stick itwherethe sunshines!

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Electroplating is a plating process in which metal ions in a solution are moved by an electric field to coat an electrode. The process uses electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material, such as a metal. Electroplating is primarily used for depositing a layer of material to bestow a desired property (e.g., abrasion and wear resistance, corrosion protection, lubricity, aesthetic qualities, etc.) to a surface that otherwise lacks that property. Another application uses electroplating to build up thickness on undersized parts.

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FLAGSHIPSTORE: The official opening of their first flagship store (designed by carbon) in the upcoming neighborhood of Onderbergen in Ghent and the launching of their webshop is in the meantime already a fact! Behind the flag-ship store lays their studio where all the fashion magic happens!

SHOP/STUDIO/SHOWROOMONDERBERGEN 399000 GHENTBELGIUM

PIC BY RUBEN PERSOONS

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WHAT’S NEXT? Continuing the BLACK Collection journey and spreading our Black Balloons. Blowing up another total concept. Can't wait till next summer? Here's a little preview...

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