L'Atelier Balmain
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
3.1: Go West, Balmain! Olivier Rousteing On His Balmain Resort 2024 Collections
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blending two impressive heritages, the 2024 Balmain Resort Collections build upon the compelling legacy of Monsieur Balmain, melding his passion for A...
2.7 Olivier Rousteing: My Balmain Fall 2023 Collection
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“My last runway surprised more than a few,” explains Olivier Rousteing. “Coverage of previous Balmain shows often focused on the fashion-week fe...
2.6 Josephine Baker: Superstar, War Hero, Activist and Balmain Muse
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Balmain’s early architectural training was clearly reflected in his distinctive mastery of haute couture’s volumes and strict tailoring. It...
2.4: The Rousteing Era: The Key Moments
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up our series of in-depth conversations with Olivier Rousteing about his ten years of guiding Balmain, John Gilligan sits down again with R...
2.3: The Rousteing Era: The Key Campaigns
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Olivier Rousteing, a house campaign marks the final creative moment of the season’s collection. And Rousteing is continually searching out surpr...
2.2 The Rousteing Era: The Key Runways
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of the Balmain podcast, we continue our series of conversations with Creative Director Olivier Rousteing, who explains the inspiratio...
2.1 The Rousteing Era: “Hello Olivier, It's Beyoncé”
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last season’s podcast focused on some of the legendary moments, designs, images and personalities associated with Pierre Balmain and his legendary “...
1.8: Incredible Beauties, Legendary Photographers And Iconic Images
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pierre Balmain’s designs were key ingredients in some of the twentieth century’s most important fashion shootings. Month after month, season after...
1.7: Fun, Fear and Fate
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A key person behind the rapid early growth of Balmain and smooth operations of the legendary flagship at 44 François Premier was Ginette Spanier. Spa...
1.6: A New French Style, Part 4: Horst, Gruau and Iconic Balmain Images
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We start this episode with an examination of an iconic 20th-Century photograph: the black-and-white image of Gertrude Stein, seated in Pierre Balmain’...
1.5: A New French Style, Part 3: Beaton, Society and Balmain
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seated in the front row of the first Balmain show, alongside his friends Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, was the fascinating English Renaissance m...
1.4: A New French Style, Part 2: Gertrude, Alice and Pierre
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maira Kalman, the celebrated author, illustrator and designer joins the l’Atelier Balmain podcast for episode four. Kalman who oversaw 2020’s cri...
1.3: A New French Style, Part 1: The Miracle
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 coutu...
1.2: A Singular Heritage
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From a musical péniche gliding through the center of Paris to under-the-star runways dedicated to virtual show attendees, Olivier Rousteing has overs...
1.1: How Ya Going To Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...