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“I don’t think there are many designers who can go back to a collection they did for their maison 10 years ago and refer to it in a new collection,” said Olivier Rousteing. He’s right: founder-designers like Giorgo Armani, Stella McCartney,…

“I don’t think there are many designers who can go back to a collection they did for their maison 10 years ago and refer to it in a new collection,” said Olivier Rousteing. He’s right: founder-designers like Giorgo Armani, Stella McCartney,…

In Olivier Rousteing’s most recent roses-everywhere womenswear collection, one look seemed anomalous: a tailored jacket heaped with a swoop of embellished swallows. Turns out this was an Easter egg that prefigured a menswear collection…

As fashion month's last stop¸ the Paris spring-summer 2024 womenswear collections come with buyers, bloggers and influencers still digesting the hundreds of new trends put forward in London, New…

For her first day at Wimbledon, Kate Middleton evokes a Princess Diana while wearing a jacket by Balmain. (Images: Instagram)To the 2023 Wimbledon Championship, Kate Middleton donned a pastel Balmain blazer and a white pleated skirt and…

Olivier Rousteing’s tenure at Balmain has lasted a dozen years already, but to hear him tell it he’s still “finding confidence” with the house. “I live almost every day of my life like a new chapter,” the designer offered during a showroom…

Olivier Rousteing’s tenure at Balmain has lasted a dozen years already, but to hear him tell it he’s still “finding confidence” with the house. “I live almost every day of my life like a new chapter,” the designer offered during a showroom…

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Olivier Rousteing hosts the Balmain x Evian in Paris. Kristy Sparow/Getty ImagesAt the Hôtel Plaza Athénée in Paris, Olivier Rousteing hosted a glamorous group of tastemakers, including muse Chloe Lecareux and choreographer Leo Walk.…

In 2020, designer Victor Glemaud established IN THE BLK (ITB), a collective of influential Black fashion creatives that work together to shape the future of the industry by promoting the growth of Black-owned fashion brands. The non-profit…