Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing Is Collaborating with NikeLab
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Olivier Rousteing is a French fashion designer and the current creative director of French fashion house, Balmain.
Olivier was born in France in 1986, growing up in Bordeaux with adoptive wite parents before moving to Paris at age 19 to study at ESMOD (Ecole Supérieure des Arts et Techniques de la Mode). He graduated in 2003 and began his career at Roberto Cavalli. Rousteing quickly became the Italian label’s head designer for women’s ready-to-wear, a position which he held for five years.
In 2009, Rousteing moved to Balmain to head its women’s ready-to-wear line, working closely with then-creative director, Christophe Decarnin, who has been attributed as having influenced Rousteing’s style.
In 2011, Rousteing replaced Decarnin as the label’s creative director, overseeing both its men’s and women’s lines. Rousteing has continued to uphold Balmain’s reputation, with his rock-and-roll and edgier aesthetic both revitalizing the brand and gaining it new followers.
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The designer revealed the partnership over Instagram.
“I love Yeezy. I wear Yeezy.”
The military-inspired theme is still strong this year.
“It was pretty fancy, and I wanted to talk about dick, and Rosie was the only other person who wanted to talk about dick.”
One of the year’s most celebrated collections made its runway debut with an onslaught of powerful names.
A closer look at the impressive 109-piece collection set for a November 5 release.
“People think modernity is about clothes, but I think the real modernity is diversity.”
The young creative director talks his vision for Balmain and its forthcoming fast-fashion collaboration.
‘British GQ’ sits down with Olivier Rousteing and offers up a preview of the Balmain x H&M collection.
The pair’s cover story interview with ‘PAPER Mag’
Moschino and Balmain’s creative directors appear for the ‘Paper’ September 2015 issue.
