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Olivier Rousteing's Balmain: A legacy between the catwalk and social media

For more than a decade, Olivier Rousteing stood at the centre of a fashion universe he had revolutionised. It was a world where luxury and pop culture collided and Parisian craftsmanship met digital visibility. His departure from Balmain after a total of 16 years, 14 of them as creative director, marks the end of an era for the fashion house. It...

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Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after 14 years

French luxury house Balmain and creative director Olivier Rousteing are parting ways, the fashion house announced on Wednesday via social media. The announcement marks the end of one of the longest tenures in recent fashion history. “I am deeply proud of everything I have achieved, and infinitely grateful for my extraordinary team at Balmain, my...

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PFW AW21: Balmain showcases an aviation-inspired collection

Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing opted for an aviation theme to showcase his autumn/winter 2021 collection during Paris Fashion Week. Captured in an Air France hangar in Paris, Balmain created a catwalk on the wing of a jumbo jet, and showcase an aviation-inspired ‘Above and Beyond’ collection featuring bomber jackets, lace-up...

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#AtHome with Olivier Rousteing, Balmain's creative director

On the second episode of Balmain’s #AtHome series of videos with creative director Olivier Rousteing, he takes us back to the Summer of 2016. The campaign called Supermodels was a recreation of the vibe in the famous 1990’s Vogue cover photoshoot by Peter Lindbergh. Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford were called to participate...

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#AtHome with Olivier Rousteing: A look at his favorite Balmain Collections

Balmain’s Creative Director Olivier Rousteing, who has been working for the house since 2011, is uploading videos from home as part of the Balmain Ensemble initiative. Balmain Ensemble is created as a way to stay close to their followers through these difficult times. Publishing stories and inspiration from the members of the fashion house team,...

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Balmain launches new app

Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing is on a mission to democratize fashion. Although that's not an easy feat when you're the man behind an exclusive luxury brand, he's riding the digital wave to make it happen. Balmain will be launching an app that will allow consumers to go behind the scenes of the storied fashion house with augmented...

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Paris catwalk dazzles as Balmain leads charge of flash brigade

Paris fashion got flashy Friday with an explosion of retina-burning reflective fabrics hitting the catwalk expressly designed to light up the red carpet. Three days before the biggest glitz fest of the year at the Oscars, Balmain took bling to the edge of space with mirrored and hologram trouser suits that caught every photon in the room. The...

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In Picture: NikeLab X Olivier Rousteing

NikeLab unveiled their upcoming sportsline with Olivier Rousteing today. The collection, called Football Nouveau, shows the love Balmain's creative director has for close-fitting silhouettes and football. In addition to that, Rousteing characteristic gold detailing can be found throughout the collection. "> The Football Nouveau collection is...

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Demna Gvasalia in race row for only using white models

Diversity campaigers Monday condemned the darling of Paris fashion week after he failed to cast a single model of colour in his two headline-grabbing shows. Demna Gvasalia, who counts black US music superstars Rihanna and Kanye West among his biggest fans, used only white models in shows for his own hip Vetements label and for Balenciaga Sunday,...

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Balmain is launching a children's line

Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain Army is going to have some young recruits as the French fashion house has confirmed that it is launching a children’s line in June. The 55-piece collection is aimed at boys and girls aged from six to 14, and is set to be produced in-house, rather than through a licensee, as many designer labels do. The collection will...