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Balmain collection robbed ahead of Paris fashion show

Thieves have made off with more than 50 items from the French luxury fashion brand Balmain's new collection just 10 days before its Paris Fashion Week show, the company's creative director, Olivier Rousteing, said on his Instagram account. "Our driver called us to say that he had been attacked by a group of people. More than 50 items were...

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Balmain and Neiman Marcus to launch exclusive 'Summer Set' activation and collection

French luxury fashion house Balmain and American luxury department store Neiman Marcus announced the launch of their collaborative immersive activation ‘Summer Set’, which features an exclusive 1920’s-inspired sportswear collection. The collection will be available in 14 stores and online, and consists of 24 women’s and men’s ready-to-wear...

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Balmain unveils ready-to-wear capsule with Evian

Luxury French fashion house Balmain and water brand Evian have unveiled the second phase of their continuing partnership with the launch of a capsule collection of ready-to-wear clothing and accessories that pairs classic sportswear silhouettes with shades of soft pastels. The Balmain x Evian collection marks the first range produced by the two...

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Balmain and Beyoncé debut Renaissance haute couture collaboration

Balmain has launched an haute couture collaboration with Beyoncé. The French luxury house said it is the first collaboration with and exclusively for a Balmain muse. Creative director Olivier Rousteing found inspiration in the singer’s Renaissance album, together creating 16 designs, one for each track. It is the first haute couture collection...

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Hans Dorsinville joins Balmain Beauty as SVP global creative

Balmain announced the appointment of Hans Dorsinville to senior vice president (SVP), global creative, Balmain Beauty, effective January 2023. Dorsinville, the company said in a statement, will be based in New York and report directly to Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain. In his position, the company added, Dorsinville will work...

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Balmain, Babor, Byredo: Major executive shifts in beauty define start of new year

The beginning of 2023 and the end of 2022 saw a number of shifts among leadership within the beauty industry, possibly defining how some of the market’s biggest brands will be taking on the upcoming year. FashionUnited has highlighted some of the most notable changes in executive leadership teams, and what impact they could have on the company’s...

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Mytheresa unveils latest capsule collection with Balmain

Luxury online retailer Mytheresa has unveiled its third exclusive capsule collection with Parisian fashion house Balmain. The 14-piece capsule party wear collection is all about “confidence-boosting silhouettes,” explains Balmain, with padded shoulders and transparent illusions seen across bodysuits and cropped tops adorned with sequins and...

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Balmain launches Stranger Things collection

Parisian fashion house Balmain has launched a limited-edition capsule collection inspired by Netflix's ‘Stranger Things’ series. In a statement, Balmain said that creative director Olivier Rousteing took inspiration from the series’ eighties-era settings, music, graphics, colours, hair and make-up to design a collection that embodies the...

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Balmain teams up with Cher to launch new handbag

Balmain is partnering with Cher to introduce its new leather bag collection, The Balmain Blaze, which draws inspiration from “the house’s singular trail-blazing superpower”. For the campaign, singer Cher is reimagined as a futuristic goddess, perched high atop her throne wearing the same sleek and shimmering Balmain catsuit she recently wore...

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Paris Fashion Week: What strategies did the big brands have?

In Paris, for the last week of Fashion Month, luxury players hit hard. As the sector records dazzling post-pandemic growth, its fashion brands demonstrated their power during Paris Women’s Fashion Week, which ended on October 4. To make the most of the visibility offered by Fashion Week, the labels have multiplied viral images by linking, more...

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Balmain Beauty appoints senior vice president, global general manager

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has announced Nathalie Berger Duquene will be taking on the role as senior vice president, global general manager Balmain Beauty, effective immediately. The announcement follows ELC’s revelation that luxury house Balmain will be joining its portfolio to launch its new beauty label, Balmain Beauty. Duquene will...

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Balmain turns fashion show into music fest featuring Cher

French designer Olivier Rousteing pulled out all the stops on Wednesday in his latest collection for Balmain at Paris Fashion Week, closing his show with US star Cher on the catwalk. The show began with Cher on a screen, saying: "All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others." But that was only a teaser before...