French fashion label Balmain is set to embark on a new adventure as it prepares to participate in this year’s Indigenous Fashion Week event hosted by Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Native Fashion. During the occasion, which will take place simultaneous to the 102nd edition of Santa Fe’s Native Indian Market, Balmain Paris will...
11 Jul 2024
Luxury French fashion house Balmain has unveiled a collaboration with Disney to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘The Lion King’ movie. The limited-edition collection, designed by Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing, launching on July 8, offers ready-to-wear designs and accessories for men and women, and takes inspiration from Africa’s...
2 Jul 2024
Luxury house Balmain has named Matteo Sgarbossa as its new chief executive officer, a post he will take up from May 6. Sgarbossa will be joining the brand from Givenchy, where he is currently serving as an international director and executive committee member. He will succeed Jean-Jacques Guével, who had announced his intention to step down from...
16 Apr 2024
Jean-Jacques Guével has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Balmain after four years in the helm position. According to a statement issued to WWD from the French fashion house, his exit comes as he looks to “pursue other interests”, yet his next role was not immediately clear. To the media outlet, Guével said: “Balmain is...
19 Mar 2024
Txampi Diz, Balmain’s chief marketing officer since 2017, has left the Paris-based fashion house “to pursue other interests.” Diz first began working closely with Balmain in 2007 when he was the KCD vice president overseeing the brand’s international fashion public relations group in Paris. After Mayhoola assumed control of Balmain in 2016, Diz...
11 Mar 2024
Ahead of its autumn/winter 2024 show on Wednesday, French luxury label Balmain offered a taste of what is to come for its soon-to-be-launched beauty brand in a new campaign. ‘Projet Confidentiel’, the title of the campaign, teased a luxury fragrance by Balmain Beauty, set to launch in September 2024. In it, a matte-finished black unlabeled...
29 Feb 2024
Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, is accused of plagiarism. Sarah Diouf, founder of Senegalese brand Tongoro, claimed Balmain's accessories shown at its FW24 men's fashion show in Paris bore a resemblance to her designs. Dominika, the owner of London-based brand Selfhood Official, also accused Balmain of plagiarism. On Tongoro...
25 Jan 2024
Six people have been arrested over the theft of some 50 items from French luxury brand Balmain last September that almost derailed its Paris Fashion Week show, a police source said Wednesday. The men, all aged in their twenties, were arrested the previous day in the Paris suburbs, the source told AFP, confirming information first reported in...
18 Jan 2024
With only a few days to go until the end of 2023, FashionUnited has taken a look back at the key collaborations of the year ahead of a new chapter beginning 2024. Unexpected, quirky, original, there was something for everyone. The ultimate aim, however, was to offer fashion lovers something exclusive. Evian x Balmain Balmain x Evian collection...
29 Dec 2023
Luxury brand Balmain has revealed a partnership with Space Runners and American artist Ant Kai consisting of a project that leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) in order to elevate the personalisation of the house’s Unicorn sneakers. Putting to use Generative AI, Balmain and Space Runners aimed to offer “unparalleled freedom” for...
8 Dec 2023
French luxury house Balmain has introduced customised and virtual fitting to its e-commerce site via a collaboration with tech firm Bods. Founded by Christine Marzano in 2021, Bods offers retailer’s 3D digital styling technology utilising artificial intelligence (AI) that allows clients to virtually try-on, style and accessorise pieces from...
17 Nov 2023
Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour is a record-breaking event. To date, it is the most lucrative tour ever for a Black artist, with profits estimated at 295.6 million dollars, beating her own record set in 2016 with the Formation World Tour, which earned 256 million dollars. The Renaissance World Tour is 57 concerts spanning the four corners of...
29 Sept 2023