Olivier Rousteing is known as Balmain’s creative director. Rousteing was first appointed to the pivotal role in 2011, becoming the youngest creative director in Paris since Yves Saint Laurent. Throughout the years, Rousteing has created some of the biggest moments in fashion pop culture, including presenting the supermodel-led “Balmain Army,” styling Kim Kardashian‘s 2016 Met Gala looks and collaborating with Beyoncé on a “Renaissance” collection in 2023. Here, take a look at Rousteing’s fashion moments through the years.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2012
Image Credit: Fairchild Archive/Penske Media Olivier Rousteing at the 2012 Met Gala in New York where the theme was “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.”
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Olivier Rousteing, 2013
Image Credit: Balmain Olivier Rousteing on the runway after the Balmain spring 2013 fashion show on Sept. 27, 2012.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2015
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni/WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2016 fashion show in Paris on Oct. 1.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2015
Image Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WWD (L-R) Jaden Smith, Willow Smith and Olivier Rousteing at the designer’s 30th birthday party in Los Angeles on Oct. 23.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2015
Image Credit: Jab/WWD Olivier Rousteing the 2015 British Fashion Awards in London on Nov. 23.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2016
Image Credit: Aurora Rose/Variety Cindy Crawford and Olivier Rousteing at the 2016 Met Gala where the theme was “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” in New York on May 2.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2016
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni/WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2017 fashion show on Sept. 29 in Paris.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2016
Image Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD Olivier Rousteing at the 2016 Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Paris on Nov. 30.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2016
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Olivier Rousteing at the “The Deserted” cocktail party during the 2016 Venice Film Festival on May 19 in Cannes.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain Homme fall 2017 fashion show in Paris on Jan. 21.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/WWD (L-R) Ysaunny Brito and Olivier Rousteing at the 2017 Met Gala where the theme was “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between” on May 1 in New York.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD Olivier Rousteing at the L’Oreal Cinema Club anniversary party during the 2017 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 24.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety Olivier Rousteing and Alexina Graham at the 2017 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala on May 25.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2018 fashion show in Paris on Jun. 24.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2017
Image Credit: WWD (L-R) Maria Borges, Olivier Rousteing and Cindy Bruna at the 2017 L’Oreal X Balmain Party in Paris on Sept. 28.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Image Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD Olivier Rousteing backstage at the Balmain fall 2018 fashion show in Paris on Jan. 20.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Olivier Rousteing at the Giambatista Valli fashion show on Jul. 2, 2018.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Image Credit: WWD (L-R) Natasha Poly, Olivier Rousteing and other models on the catwalk at the Balmain fall 2018 fashion show in Paris on Mar. 2.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Variety Jennifer Lopez and Olivier Rousteing at the 2018 Met Gala where the theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in New York on May 7.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing and models on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2019 fashion show in Paris on Jun. 24.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2018
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing, Cara Delevingne and other models on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2019 fashion show in Paris on Sept. 28.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2019
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre/WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain fall 2019 fashion show in Paris on Jan. 18.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2019
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing on the catwalk at the Balmain spring 2019 haute couture fashion show in Paris on Jan. 23.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2019
Image Credit: WWD Olivier Rousteing and model at the Balmain spring 2020 fashion show in Paris on Sept. 27.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2020
Image Credit: Dominique MAITRE for WWD Natasha Poly and Olivier Rousteing at the fall 2020 Harper’s Bazaar Gala International de la Mode in Paris on Feb. 26.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2020
Image Credit: Hugo Veuillet for WWD Olivier Rousteing previewing the Balmain spring 2020 looks in Paris.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2022
Image Credit: Vanni Bassetti for WWD Olivier Rousteing and a model at a preview for the Jean Paul Gaultier by Olivier Rousteing Couture fall 2022 collection on Jul. 3.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2022
Image Credit: Dominique Maitre for WWD Olivier Rousteing at the AZ Factory spring 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for WWD (L-R) Jeremy Pope and Olivier Rousteing at the 2023 Met Gala where the theme was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” on May 1 in New York.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Stephane Feugere for WWD Olivier Rousteing at the Dior Men’s fall 2023 fashion show on Jan. 20 in Paris.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Stephane Feugere for WWD (L-R) Courtney Love and Olivier Rousteing at Fendi spring 2023 couture fashion show in Paris on Jan. 26.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Michael Buckner for Variety Conan Gray and Olivier Rousteing at the 2023 Met Gala, where the theme was “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” on May 1 in New York.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Stephane Feugere for WWD Olivier Rousteing at the Schiaparelli couture spring 2023 fashion show on Jan. 23 in Paris.
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Olivier Rousteing, 2023
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni for WWD Olivier Rousteing on the runway at Balmain spring 2024 ready-to-wear fashion show on Sept. 27 in Paris.