Balmain Heritage Talks Ep. 2 Olivier Rousteing invite Valerie Steele (Director of The Museum at FIT)

Olivier Rousteing joins Valerie Steele, the Director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, for the second of their conversations about Balmain’s singular heritage. In this episode, they discuss the powerful tailoring of Pierre Balmain’s famous “Jolie Madame” silhouette, Olivier Rousteing’s dedication to pushing for needed social changes and Alice Toklas’ 1946 treatise on Balmain’s New French Style, which was illustrated by René Gruau, the legendary fashion illustrator. CONNECT WITH BALMAIN CHANNELS → https://lnk.balmain.com/follow