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Balmain Reportedly Seeking Sale

The heirs of Alain Hivelin, the late owner of Balmain, are looking to sell the French fashion house, according to market reports.

News & Analysis

Balmain Reportedly Seeking Sale

The heirs of Alain Hivelin, the late owner of Balmain, are looking to sell the French fashion house, according to market reports.


Marketing

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

This season, a CGI gaming goddess takes on the three original Supers and the East African savanna vies with the Berlin skyline for best backdrop. BoF brings you the Top 10 campaigns of the season.

Marketing

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

This season, a CGI gaming goddess takes on the three original Supers and the East African savanna vies with the Berlin skyline for best backdrop. BoF brings you the Top 10 campaigns of the season.


Fashion Week

A Return To Pumped-Up Masculinity

​Olivier ​Rousteing heralded the return of the unabashed übermensch, with body-enhancing uniforms, skintight trousers and indulgent embroideries.

Fashion Week

A Return To Pumped-Up Masculinity

​Olivier ​Rousteing heralded the return of the unabashed übermensch, with body-enhancing uniforms, skintight trousers and indulgent embroideries.


Fashion Week

Igniting Demand in Paris

From Kenzo and Ami to Balmain and Hermès, labels cooked up menswear recipes for fans and followers.

Fashion Week

Igniting Demand in Paris

From Kenzo and Ami to Balmain and Hermès, labels cooked up menswear recipes for fans and followers.


Global Markets

The Luxury Brand Balancing Act

Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?

Global Markets

The Luxury Brand Balancing Act

Fashion’s luxury megabrands have long struck a delicate — and highly lucrative — balance between exclusivity and accessibility. But as digital media, globalisation and off-price retailing reshape the industry, are they in danger of losing the balance that made them so successful?


News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

BoF's edit of the season's best fashion films proves the industry is waking up to the potential of online video, but progress is slow.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

BoF's edit of the season's best fashion films proves the industry is waking up to the potential of online video, but progress is slow.


News & Analysis

H&M's Limited Supply of Balmain Overwhelms Stores, Website

H&M on Thursday opened its doors to legions of shoppers trying to snag pieces of a new collaboration with designer label Balmain.

News & Analysis

H&M's Limited Supply of Balmain Overwhelms Stores, Website

H&M on Thursday opened its doors to legions of shoppers trying to snag pieces of a new collaboration with designer label Balmain.


News & Analysis

The Business Logic Behind Balmain x H&M

What makes H&M’s designer collaborations work? BoF speaks to Olivier Rousteing and the team behind Balmain x H&M.

News & Analysis

The Business Logic Behind Balmain x H&M

What makes H&M’s designer collaborations work? BoF speaks to Olivier Rousteing and the team behind Balmain x H&M.


Fashion Week

Olivier Rousteing's Balmain Celebration

The Balmain army has a new colour scheme, but Olivier Rousteing blunts his nowness with a history lesson.

Fashion Week

Olivier Rousteing's Balmain Celebration

The Balmain army has a new colour scheme, but Olivier Rousteing blunts his nowness with a history lesson.


Fashion Week

Why Stage Fashion Shows?

Increasingly faced with a choice, designers have been embracing — or rejecting — the changing role of fashion shows.

Fashion Week

Why Stage Fashion Shows?

Increasingly faced with a choice, designers have been embracing — or rejecting — the changing role of fashion shows.