Balmain

Balmain Spring 2012

The first Balmain collection under new designer Olivier Rousteing walked in Paris during the Spring 2012 season. The Matador inspired collection featured looks that were nothing less flashy than the inspiration itself. There was embroidery everywhere, tons of gold and even the return of denim to the line. Something that Balmain never gets wrong is …

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Balmain Resort 2012

Keeping with the thoughts of using music as the inspiration, Olivier Rousteing chose Elvis in Vegas for the Balmain Resort collection. He chose Kasia Stuss to be the model for his first jab at womenswear since gaining the title of Creative Director. The collection had a huge amount of detail put into it. Looking at …

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Balmain Homme Fall 2011

The first thing I noticed this season from the new Balmain Homme collection is that there are some new colors. Not just the usual khaki and other fatigues, but some orange and teal, blues, and greens. The second thing that I noticed as well, looking through the collection, was movement. The model this season was …

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