One of the greatest collaborations is when two beautiful work of art fashion and dance become one. Paris Opera and Olivier Rousteing collaborated and we are speechless. Balmain designed costumes for Renaissance, a new ballet by Sébastien Bertraud. "Modernity meets classical, couture meets ballet" is how Rousteing described the collaboration.
Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing, choreographer Sébastien Bertaud, the staff of the Opéra de Paris atelier, and a group of ballet dancers gathered at the Palais Garnier in a mirrored studio named for Rudolf Nureyev.
The costumes are highly intricate and instantly recognisable as Balmain. Extravagant pearls, beading and sequins, very Balmain seen in the costumes. “I wanted as much glamour as possible,” says Rousteing. “It’s what I love.”
Rousteing took to Instagram to give us a first look at the designs.
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