Pierre Balmain

c. 1960

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[Paris]

Paris-based American writer Gertrude Stein was a friend and client of Balmain’s and he owed his initial success to a favourable magazine review written by her. Today the creative director at Balmain is relative youngster, Olivier Rousteing (b. 1986); he joined the company in 2009 after having worked for Roberto Cavalli.