Balmain Runway Show Paris Fashion Week For Spring Summer 2012

Baliman Spring / Summer 2012 show during Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2011 in Paris, France.

Balmain Creative Director Has Been In A Mental Hospital Since January

Balmain creative director Christopher Decarnin check into a mental hospital early January. The reasons alternate between exhaustion and depression. Balmain owner M. Alain Hivelin, meanwhile, told the press, “He has been exhausted because this season was particularly demanding and complicated," but also said the reason for his ailment is "not physical." 


A statement has yet to be released, but the general consensus is that Decarnin's hospitalization, whatever the nature, is most likely caused by a new climate of increased pressure on designers. 

Balmain To Create Costumes For Kanye West Upcoming 2011 Tour

Kanye West has taped Christophe Decarnin of Balmain to custom-remake a portion of the Balmain Fall 2010 collection, "specifically seventies-centric pantsuits, cutaway coats, and gilded jeans," for an upcoming tour.

Balmain Runway Show Paris Fashion Week 2010 For Spring Summer 2011

 Balmain Spring/Summer 2011 show during Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2010 in Paris, France.

Balmain Runway Show Paris Fashion Week March 4, 2010

Balmain To Launch Eyewear

Christophe Decarin, is pulling a page from the same book as Diane Von Furstenberg, the Olsens and Alexander Wang this spring.Balmain will be launching a sunglasses line. Crafted in collaboration with Oliver Peoples, the premiere collection will include styles. "The unisex Balmain I will hit stores this March, while the second, Balmain II, arrives at the end of the

year," Starting price $595.