US EditionDesigner Olivier Rousteing Leaves Balmain After 14 Years Fusing Couture Craft with Pop-Era Bravado
Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after shaping its bold glamour and pop culture influence for 16 years, including 14 as creative director, marking the end of a defining era.
- Wednesday, Balmain revealed Olivier Rousteing is officially departing after a long tenure, with Rousteing writing on Instagram, `Today marks the end of my Balmain era`.
- Olivier Rousteing, who rose through the label, became Balmain creative director at age 25, making history as the first Black designer to lead a French luxury fashion house and reviving it with couture craft and pop-era bravado.
- He diversified the house by reintroducing couture and launching beauty and fragrance under licence with Estée Lauder, while expanding accessories, and he cultivated the `Balmain Army`, including Rihanna and Beyoncé, boosting social-media visibility.
- Balmain said a new creative organization will be announced in due course, while executives including Rachid Mohamed Rachid and Matteo Sgarbossa thanked Rousteing, who thanked his team but did not reveal his next step.
- The timing follows his 2025 Couture Council Award for Artistry and consolidation with Matteo Sgarbossa, chief executive officer, as Olivier Rousteing, designer, embraces a pared-back craft focus entering his forties.
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Source: Kristy Sparow / Getty Olivier Rousteing, the trailblazing Creative Director of Balmain, has officially stepped down after an extraordinary 14-year tenure that redefined the French fashion house and broke barriers in the industry. Appointed at just 25 years old in 2011, Rousteing became the youngest non-founding designer to lead a major Parisian house since Yves Saint Laurent at Dior. More significantly, he was the first Black designer to…
It is the end of a flamboyant era in haute couture. Olivier Rousteing leaves the artistic direction of Balmain after 14 years of resounding success. The creator, who turned the house into an icon, announced his departure on Instagram.
Olivier Rousteing Parts Ways With Balmain After 16 Years
Designer Olivier Rousteing walks the runway during the Balmain Women’s Wear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) After sixteen years—fourteen as creative director—Olivier Rousteing is saying goodbye to Balmain, bringing an extraordinary era of modern French glamour to a close. The Maison confirmed the designer’s departure on Wednesday, November 5, mar…
It is a surprise announcement after years of reign: star stylist Olivier Rousteing leaves his position as artistic director of Balmain after having changed the codes of the fashion and luxury industry during his 14 years of practice at the head of the French house.
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