Women's luxury designer skirts, short, midi or floor-length: the Balmain skirt sculpts the silhouette from the waist. High waists, soft draping, controlled gathering and deliberate slits that reveal and conceal with poise: the flou, drawn from the House's 1950s draping techniques, carries Pierre Balmain's Jolie Madame spirit forward. Nappa lambskin, suede, tweed, monogrammed jacquard and denim are worked in Italy, punctuated by gold-tone zips, engraved buttons and finishes treated as they would be in couture. Mini for energy, midi for precision, long for evening: three ways of wearing the same exacting cut.