GOLD
THE HOUSE CODES
Gold is a key color for each and every Balmain collection. Even when it’s just a touch, it helps underline Balmain's legacy as one of the historic French houses, allowing for the type of luxury that only a true a Parisian telier can create.
A GOLDEN HERITAGE
A quick glance through the house’s rich archives makes clear that gold medallions, gilded buttons and golden symbols have graced Balmain creations since Pierre Balmain's earliest days.
- Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collection
TODAY’S BALMAIN
While the reliance on golden tones may underline Balmain’s heritage as a Parisian luxury house, Olivier Rousteing and his team always use the rich color in a strikingly modern ways, reflecting the way today’s Balmain Army recruits live their lives.
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- Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collection
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EGYPTIAN GOLD
Balmain’s Resort 2023 collection found inspiration in Egypt’s maximal-meets-minimal dynamic, relying on the finesse of the Balmain ateliers for sleek and sensual, perfectly tailored, woven, pleated and draped designs—which were wonderfully complemented by intense Egyptian blues, scarab-inspired iridescents and many ornate plays on animal patterns, serpents and plumage. Throughout, Olivier Rousteing included several incredible creations relying on shining gilded touches and surfaces, for a truly luxe collection.