What is Balmain, and who is the man behind the brand?
Balmain is a fashion house that was founded in 1946 by Pierre Balmain (born 1914 in France) a French haute couture fashion designer. Throughout the years, Balmain has had different head designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Christophe Decarnin and current creative director Olivier Rousteing.
Olivier Rousteing (born September 13, 1986 in Bordeaux, France) studied at ESMOD, Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode (School of Arts and Fashion Techniques), in Paris. At age 17, he graduated and started working as a designer for Roberto Cavalli, an Italian fashion designer. Rousteing was the creative director at Cavalli’s for the women’s prêt-à-porter collection for five years.
In 2003, Rousteing started working at Balmain. He was Christophe Decarnin’s (Balmain’s creative director since 2006) right hand. Decarnin was replaced by Rousteing when he was only 24 years old. Rousteing became Balmain’s creative director in 2011. Before replacing Decarnin, he was an unknown designer who wanted to give it a spin, and give Balmain a new look. …show more content…
The Balmain x HM collection, an exclusive and luxurious collection that shows that someone is confident, powerful, strong and a warrior of the modern world. Many A-List celebrities such as his best friend and muse, Kim Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Justin Bieber and Rihanna adore his clothing line.
The Balmain x HM Collaboration, that was obviously more affordable than an original Balmain piece, was also created for many people such as his fans and people who adore his brand, and who can’t afford to buy an original Balmain piece. The Balmain x HM Collaboration was a huge success. With the collection being sold out in less than 30 minutes worldwide, it was the biggest success in the 10 years of the HM x Designer Collaborations. The Designer Collaboration 2015 was a dream come true for Olivier
Balmain is a fashion house that was founded in 1946 by Pierre Balmain (born 1914 in France) a French haute couture fashion designer. Throughout the years, Balmain has had different head designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Christophe Decarnin and current creative director Olivier Rousteing.
Olivier Rousteing (born September 13, 1986 in Bordeaux, France) studied at ESMOD, Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode (School of Arts and Fashion Techniques), in Paris. At age 17, he graduated and started working as a designer for Roberto Cavalli, an Italian fashion designer. Rousteing was the creative director at Cavalli’s for the women’s prêt-à-porter collection for five years.
In 2003, Rousteing started working at Balmain. He was Christophe Decarnin’s (Balmain’s creative director since 2006) right hand. Decarnin was replaced by Rousteing when he was only 24 years old. Rousteing became Balmain’s creative director in 2011. Before replacing Decarnin, he was an unknown designer who wanted to give it a spin, and give Balmain a new look. …show more content…
The Balmain x HM collection, an exclusive and luxurious collection that shows that someone is confident, powerful, strong and a warrior of the modern world. Many A-List celebrities such as his best friend and muse, Kim Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Justin Bieber and Rihanna adore his clothing line.
The Balmain x HM Collaboration, that was obviously more affordable than an original Balmain piece, was also created for many people such as his fans and people who adore his brand, and who can’t afford to buy an original Balmain piece. The Balmain x HM Collaboration was a huge success. With the collection being sold out in less than 30 minutes worldwide, it was the biggest success in the 10 years of the HM x Designer Collaborations. The Designer Collaboration 2015 was a dream come true for Olivier