Balmain

A built-up shoulder sits on your own shoulder rather than draping from it, so the seam should land at or just past the bone with no collapse inward. Because the construction holds its own shape, there is less room to size up for comfort; a jacket that is too large drops the shoulder line and loses the proportion the design depends on. Check the shoulder before the sleeve or the waist.

Take embellished pieces to a specialist cleaner and say what the decoration is, because standard dry-cleaning solvents can dull metallic thread and loosen adhesive-set stones. At home, never soak or wring them. Store on a padded hanger or folded flat with tissue between the layers so beading is not pressed into the cloth beneath, and press only on the reverse through a cloth.

Yes. Every piece DIHSAN sells is the brand's own — genuine designer product, with the maker's hardware, stamping and markings intact. Nothing is a reproduction or a licensed imitation.

No. Duties are included on every DIHSAN order, and US orders include taxes as well.

Yes. Eligible Balmain pieces can go back within 14 days of the ship date, for store credit rather than cash, and shipping charges are non-refundable. Items discounted 70% or more — plus swimwear, intimates, and limited-release styles at any discount — are final sale.