Balmain

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Balmain is a French fashion house, founded in 1945 by Pierre Balmain. The house became one of the key names in haute couture's Golden Age in the fifties and sixties, and dressed the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot.

Following Balmain's death in 1982, the house continued under the successive creative leadership of Erik Mortensen, Oscar de la Renta and Christophe Decarnin, with each developing the house's innate femininity and youthfulness. Balmain appointed Olivier Rousteing as creative director in April 2011. At the time of his appointment, Rousteing was a relatively unknown designer, and has brought a fresh take on the brand's aesthetic that remains to this day, having been credited with adding an Asian influence to the clothing. Under Rousteing's direction, Balmain collaborated with retailer H&M on a capsule collection, launched menswear in 2015, and introduced a new brand logo in 2018.

On September 2019, Balmain announced the capsule makeup collection, KYLIE X BALMAIN, a collaboration with cosmetics entrepreneur, Kylie Jenner. She was also named Artistic Director for Make-up for the S/S 20 runway collection.

Balmain is a French fashion house, founded in 1945 by Pierre Balmain. The house became one of the key names in haute couture's Golden Age in the fifties and sixties, and dressed the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot.

Following Balmain's death in 1982, the house continued under the successive creative leadership of Erik Mortensen, Oscar de la Renta and Christophe Decarnin, with each developing the house's innate femininity and youthfulness. Balmain appointed Olivier Rousteing as creative director in April 2011. At the time of his appointment, Rousteing was a relatively unknown designer, and has brought a fresh take on the brand's aesthetic that remains to this day, having been credited with adding an Asian influence to the clothing. Under Rousteing's direction, Balmain collaborated with retailer H&M on a capsule collection, launched menswear in 2015, and introduced a new brand logo in 2018.

On September 2019, Balmain announced the capsule makeup collection, KYLIE X BALMAIN, a collaboration with cosmetics entrepreneur, Kylie Jenner. She was also named Artistic Director for Make-up for the S/S 20 runway collection.

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