The show must go on - FW17 collection

"The Show Must Go On" starring models Josephine Le Tutour, Ashton Gohil, Maartje Verhoef, Nathan Donardin, Gerard Sabe, Dominik Sadoch, Ton Heukels, Valery Kaufman, Tami Williams, Davidson Obennebo, Zhengyand Zhang, Sunghyun Ji, Grace Bol, Sasha Luss, Felix Gesnouin, Ysaunny Brito and Olivier Rousteing. Discover more on: https://goo.gl/OlGJvT "It will surprise absolutely no one to hear me say that music forms an essential component of Balmain’s singular and recognizable style. For as long as I can remember, music and fashion have been completely intertwined—that’s simply how my generation grew up. I cannot conceive of one without a full helping of the other. Knowing that, it may also not be the biggest surprise to see that today’s show follows, roughly, the classic trajectory of a rock anthem. Opening with the relaxed ease of layered knitwear that builds upon last season’s slouchy silhouette, our diverse runway steadily escalates—moving through plays of camos, denim, studded leathers, plaids and graphic black-and-whites—before finally ending with a full-throated roar that accompanies rich colors paired with an impressive offering of the type of detailed embellishments that our atelier is celebrated for. The runway’s final crescendo underlines this collection’s debt to the spirit and style of the hardest of the ‘80s hard rockers—men who paired hyper-masculine, who-gives-a-fuck primal screams with eye-catching looks that consistently challenged accepted standards and fluid