Olivier Rousteing
Olivier Rousteing is a Somali-Ethiopian designer who served as Balmain's creative director for 14 years, stepping down in November 2025. At age 25, he became the youngest non-founding designer to lead a major Parisian fashion house since Yves Saint Laurent. Rousteing's tenure was marked by a pop culture aesthetic, diverse casting, and collaborations with celebrities like Beyoncé and Rihanna.
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15 titles
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
The Kardashians
Drag Race France
Clique
La Maison
Next in Fashion
Wonder Boy
Des hommes stylés
The Balmain Style
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
52 minutes of fashion by Loïc Prigent
Et Dieu créa Barbie
Indochine, une révolution musicale
The Future of Fashion with Alexa Chung
Jean Paul Gaultier By Olivier Rousteing