Olivier Rousteing of Balmain
has single handedly created one of the hottest brands of the moment,
thanks to a mixture of his unquestionable talent, good looks, and
unwavering bemusement with the celeb set. Rousteing and his chiseled
cheekbones is no stranger to partying with Rihanna, snapping selfies
with Nicole Richie, and shopping with Kim Kardashian; it seems his muses
inspired his latest collection for the historic French house.
Titillating cut outs and squares of revealing mesh kept the unapologetically sexy consumer in mind. Undergarment revealing skirts and tops shared the runway with barely there shirts, sliced to showcase as much skin as possible.
No cut outs? No problem! Rousteing managed to keep hems high, offering ubiquitous crop tops and micro shorts, accessorized by tubular accessories and vertiginous sandals.
While an almost dizzying black based grid pattern predominated most pieces, Rousteing did counter with bold blues, reds, yellows, and whites. He truly amped up the visual display with a series of rainbow hued separates cast in bright stripes and geometric prints.
All eyes are on Rousteing, and the pressure to produce is undoubtedly daunting. The inspiration for select looks from the collection went beyond the obvious ‘it’ girl, and pointed to another ‘it’ brand of the moment: Givenchy. Iterations of items from the archives and present day made their way to his Spring 2015 runway.
Select similarities don’t negate Rousteing’s gift. Grid patterns and colorfully bold stripes will be on many socialite and starlet lust lists in no time.
What do you think of the collection?
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