OLIVIER ROUSTEING news and archive

Balmain unveils ready-to-wear capsule with Evian

Luxury French fashion house Balmain and water brand Evian have unveiled the second phase of their continuing partnership with the launch of a capsule collection of ready-to-wear clothing and accessories that pairs classic sportswear silhouettes with shades of soft pastels. The Balmain x Evian collection marks the first range produced by the two...

Fashion

Balmain and Beyoncé debut Renaissance haute couture collaboration

Balmain has launched an haute couture collaboration with Beyoncé. The French luxury house said it is the first collaboration with and exclusively for a Balmain muse. Creative director Olivier Rousteing found inspiration in the singer’s Renaissance album, together creating 16 designs, one for each track. It is the first haute couture collection...

Fashion |In Pictures

Balmain launches Stranger Things collection

Parisian fashion house Balmain has launched a limited-edition capsule collection inspired by Netflix's ‘Stranger Things’ series. In a statement, Balmain said that creative director Olivier Rousteing took inspiration from the series’ eighties-era settings, music, graphics, colours, hair and make-up to design a collection that embodies the...

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Balmain unveils collaboration with Pokémon

The Pokémon universe is continuingly expanding and evolving, and now the video game's most iconic and playful character Pikachu has become the inspiration for Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing in a limited-edition collection. The special Balmain x Pokémon collection centres on a trainer fashion set with Pikachu and his lightning-bolt...

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Balmain unveils debut fine jewellery collections

Balmain has unveiled its first fine jewellery collections during Paris Haute Couture Week, reflecting the historic fashion house’s signature audacious and inclusive spirit. There are two debut collections, ‘Emblem’ and ‘Labyrinth,’ which reference some of Balmain’s most well-known signatures, with classic motifs pulled from the fashion house’s...

Fashion

In the footsteps of JP Gaultier, Olivier Rousteing humorously questions gender

Pointy breasts made famous by Madonna, but also female corsets with penises and moulded busts of pregnant women: the designer Olivier Rousteing questioning gender with his collection for Jean Paul Gaultier. Men in colourful skin-tight jumpsuits or sailor-patterned jumpsuits, perched on strong platform soles, opened the show on Wednesday evening...

People

Olivier Rousteing confirmed as the next Jean Paul Gaultier couture guest designer

Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing has been confirmed as the next designer to take over Jean Paul Gaultier couture, following in the footsteps of Glenn Martens and Sacai’s Chitose Abe. In a series of posts on the official Jean Paul Gaultier Instagram account, Rousteing was seen taking selfies and photographs at the brand’s headquarters...

Fashion

Olivier Rousteing sends love to Ukraine during Paris Fashion Week show

French designer Olivier Rousteing admitted he felt uncomfortable presenting his latest collection for Balmain at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday in view of the war in Ukraine. "It's hard to feel right about focusing on runways and clothes, as we listen with a heavy heart to the latest news," Rousteing wrote to his 7.6 million followers on...

Fashion Featured

Balmain to launch gender-neutral fine jewellery

French fashion house Balmain is entering the fine jewellery category with a new gender-neutral offering set to be released this summer. Balmain Fine Jewellery is partnering with the Adorisa Group, established in Paris in 2021 and helmed by former De Beers Jewellers chief executive François Delage to design, produce, market and distribute fine...

Fashion |In Pictures

Balmain collaborates with Netflix on ‘The Harder They Fall’ collection

Balmain is launching a limited-edition clothing and accessories collection in collaboration with Netflix to coincide with the global release of the Western ‘The Harder They Fall’ starring Idris Elba. Billed as Netflix’s first luxury fashion collaboration, the Balmain x The Harder They Fall collection has been designed to meld the film’s bold...

People

Balmain director Olivier Rousteing reveals fireplace accident recovery

Creative director of the French luxury house Balmain Olivier Rousteing has revealed he suffered severe burns after his fireplace exploded in his home last year. In an Instagram post titled “A year ago”, the designer spoke of his healing process, and the struggle to hide his injuries from the world. Above his explanation, Rousteing shared a photo...

Fashion |In Pictures

Chivas and Balmain join forces for limited-edition Scotch

Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing is blending Parisian couture with Scotch whisky in a partnership with Chivas on a limited-edition Balmain x Chivas XV collection. Rousteing has designed two limited-edition bottles for Chivas XV, the whisky brand’s 15-year-old blended Scotch, which aim to showcase “Balmain’s daring outlook on fashion...