3.1: Go West, Balmain! Olivier Rousteing On His Balmain Resort 2024 Collections
Blending two impressive heritages, the 2024 Balmain Resort Collections build upon the compelling legacy of Monsieur Balmain, melding his pas...
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By celebrating where we come from, we can clearly see where we are headed.” That phrase, pulled from the first line of Balmain’s own definition of its singular DNA, is key to understanding b...
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2.7 Olivier Rousteing: My Balmain Fall 2023 Collection
“My last runway surprised more than a few,” explains Olivier Rousteing. “Coverage of previous Balmain shows often focused on the fashion-wee...
2.6 Josephine Baker: Superstar, War Hero, Activist and Balmain Muse
For this episode, Vogue Writer and Editor Lynn Yaeger returns to explain why she is so inspired by the fascinating life of Josephine Baker....
2.5 Villa Balmain: Gems, Bees And Hexagon Garden
Pierre Balmain’s early architectural training was clearly reflected in his distinctive mastery of haute couture’s volumes and strict tailori...
2.4: The Rousteing Era: The Key Moments
As we wrap up our series of in-depth conversations with Olivier Rousteing about his ten years of guiding Balmain, John Gilligan sits down ag...
2.3: The Rousteing Era: The Key Campaigns
For Olivier Rousteing, a house campaign marks the final creative moment of the season’s collection. And Rousteing is continually searching o...
2.2 The Rousteing Era: The Key Runways
For this episode of the Balmain podcast, we continue our series of conversations with Creative Director Olivier Rousteing, who explains the...
2.1 The Rousteing Era: “Hello Olivier, It's Beyoncé”
Last season’s podcast focused on some of the legendary moments, designs, images and personalities associated with Pierre Balmain and his leg...
1.8: Incredible Beauties, Legendary Photographers And Iconic Images
Pierre Balmain’s designs were key ingredients in some of the twentieth century’s most important fashion shootings. Month after month, season...
1.7: Fun, Fear and Fate
A key person behind the rapid early growth of Balmain and smooth operations of the legendary flagship at 44 François Premier was Ginette Spa...
1.6: A New French Style, Part 4: Horst, Gruau and Iconic Balmain Images
We start this episode with an examination of an iconic 20th-Century photograph: the black-and-white image of Gertrude Stein, seated in Pierr...
1.5: A New French Style, Part 3: Beaton, Society and Balmain
Seated in the front row of the first Balmain show, alongside his friends Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, was the fascinating English Ren...
1.4: A New French Style, Part 2: Gertrude, Alice and Pierre
Maira Kalman, the celebrated author, illustrator and designer joins the l’Atelier Balmain podcast for episode four. Kalman who oversaw 2020’...
1.3: A New French Style, Part 1: The Miracle
Pierre Balmain’s life changed radically on October 12th, 1945. That was the date that the young designer chose to schedule his house’s first...
1.2: A Singular Heritage
From a musical péniche gliding through the center of Paris to under-the-star runways dedicated to virtual show attendees, Olivier Rousteing...
1.1: How Ya Going To Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)
The 1919 vaudeville hit, “How Ya Gonna To Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)” may be simple, silly, and with a title that...