Last night’s Balmain collection had a very deep, emotional meaning. Olivier Rousteing showed a more mature, impressive collection full of opulence.

The choice of venue was the astonishing Palais Garnier. For Olivier, this was an emotional moment that he’s dreamed of since he was 10. At that age, Olivier and his adoptive parents visited the Opera for the first time. At that same moment, Olivier knew what he wanted in life. Thanks to his restless work and supportive parents, his biggest wish became reality last night. Guests found a special note on their seats. It was the exact same letter that the designer wrote to his older self, 20 years ago after that visit.

“We came first for a visit, and we saw the ballet. I was really impressed. I said, ‘That’s what I want in my life, that’s what I feel. ‘ La splendeur Parisienne. And I would never have believed that 20 years later, I would have the chance to show my collection here. To have the chance to design for the ballet‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö√ÜI went on the stage with the dancers in front of 2,000 people! It was the dream come true . . . and having Brigitte Macron wear my clothes!’- Rousteing explained.

There was something different about Balmain and Olivier Rousteing last night. The recognizable edgy vibe was still there but done in a completely other direction. For Spring 2018 the designer upgraded Balmain’s daywear in such a way that no one else could. The colors were black and white, with small hints of electric blue, red, silver and gold. Frills, sequins, crystals, beads were all there to spice up the pieces. Olivier designed a mind-blowing 82-piece collection.

Balmain’s army of supermodels was back again. This time, Olivier prepared an extensive and stunning list. The show had an impactful start thanks to the biggest models from the 2000s. Natalia Vodianova opened the Spring 2018 collection, followed by Natasha Poly, Kasia Struss, Cindy Bruna, and Bianca Balti. But that was only the start. These icons were accompanied on the runway by some of the most beautiful Victoria’s Secret Angels. Supermodels and Rousteing’s friends Alessandra Ambrosio, Sara Sampaio, Romee Strijd, Elsa Hosk, Karolina Kurkova proudly wore his designs.

Olivier’s Spring 2018 collection was a proof of how brilliant and ingenious his young mind is. Even after five years in Balmain, every single collection is different.

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High slit dresses have always been a bold and daring choice. Since celebrities don’t mind showing their toned and sculpted legs, these dresses are now present more than ever. There isn’t a red carpet event without the thigh-high slit designs. You could notice them at the most popular events such as the MET Gala, the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globes and more. Celebrities such as Bella Hadid, Selena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, Zendaya and others make huge high-slit fashion statements everywhere they go. Wearing a gown that shows so much might be too daring for some people. But with the right dress and occasion, it might end up looking ultimately elegant and glamorous.

One of the most popular models at the moment, Bella Hadid started this trend. She showed up wearing several bold choices and she rocked every single one of them. The young trendsetter was followed by many other supermodels, singers, actresses, and influencers. Some of them opt for body-hugging tight dresses that featured a thigh-high slit. Others prefer voluminous gowns, spiced up with a super-high slit. The most courageous ones, like Chrissy Teigen, choose dresses with slits on both sides. Take a look at the ultimately gorgeous and at times dangerous high slit dresses of 2017, and get some celebrity inspo on how you can wear them.

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There is an army that is (peacefully) taking over the world, and it is Balmain‘s! The newest Balmain spring/summer 2017 ad campaign features one of the fashion industry’s most powerful armies, the soldiers of which are fighting against prejudices and looking for empowerment.

Shot by Steven Klein, directed by Pascal Dangin and refined by makeup artist Diane Kendal’s amazing skills, Balmain’s visions on the spring/summer 2017 season take us to the Californian highway, letting us have a better glimpse of Balmain’s spring 2017 collection thanks to supermodels Isabeli Fontana, Natasha Poly, Doutzen Kroes, Tony Ward, Gabriel Aubry, and Jon Kortajarena showcasing the ensembles.

“We may have shot this campaign on an early winter morning on an out-of-the-way highway in California‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö√Übut for Steven, Pascal and me, it was important that these powerful images not be easily defined by a place, an hour or a season,’ Balmain’s creative director Oliver Rousteing explained in a press release. “We capture moments of a mysterious journey of a diverse cast of models, a nomadic Balmain army forcefully moving through an oneiric landscape‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö√Üan environment which, like the collection itself, has been stripped back to the essential.’

Captioned on the fashion house’s Instagram account with a powerful hashtag #BalmainArmy, Balmain’s spring 2017 campaign is unsurprisingly breaking every single social media channel available on the Internet, as it also gives one of its most imposing contributions to the “Free the Nipple’ movement. Throughout the pictures, most of the models sport sheer tops worn without a bra underneath, overwhelming the Californian highway with a sense of freedom we yet had to experience.

Freeing the nipple aside, Balmain’s spring 2017 ad campaign features another strong element, the various transpositions of which will likely be featured in future Balmain campaigns as well ” music. Music is one of Olivier Rousteing’s most captivating sources of inspiration, which also brought him to collaborate with rapper-turned-designer Kanye West.

“For me and my generation, music is simply inseparable from fashion,” Rousteing declared. “Those who know Balmain will recall that it has played a key part in the house’s previous campaigns‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö√Üwhether the focus was placed on today’s artists themselves or on a shared creative collaboration with them. Here, the impressive towering speakers that line the mysterious pathway make very clear that ours is a journey that is accompanied with a powerfully invigorating soundtrack, blasting out at top volume, at every step of the way.”

Imposing if not almost majestic, Balmain’s spring/summer 2017 ad campaign reminds us of the fashion house’s breathtaking runway show from last September, offering us inspirations aplenty for all the various important moments and events we will attend throughout these upcoming warmer seasons. As for Rousteing, we predict many more groundbreaking turning points (whether it is about a campaign or a collection) in the years to come!

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Celebrities always throw the best in birthday bashes. Really, who else would have so much money to lavish around in? Who else would be able to pull in a fashion show in order to entertain her guests with ease, while also feeling pretty special herself? When you have a birthday bash featuring turbans, tiaras and a whole lot more, you have to know that is a celebrity hosting the event and not the regular people down the block. A casual celebration for a celebrity like Natasha Poly now? Yeah, we totally expected the few hundred guests, the multi-tiered cake that would normally be used for weddings, the elaborate chandeliers, and all the posh little details that come with the venue. Showing up in a vintage Rolls Royce and sparkling her way through the night as to be expected as well, the dress code also affected the guests present. Glitter and sparkles all around, this was Natasha Poly’s 30th birthday bash we will not soon be forgetting.

Natasha Poly is a supermodel, who literally just turned 30 and threw a very Gatsby-like party. Born Natalya Sergeyevna Polevshchikova, she is of Russian descent and declared an icon as of September 2012 by models.com. At 178 cm, she is tall and leggy, a gorgeous woman from Perm, Russia who has appeared in so many campaigns, we have officially lost count. Some include Jimmy Choo, Alberta Ferretti, MaxMara, Nina Ricci, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Prada, Gucci, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Juicy Couture, Emilio Pucci, and more. She’s walked for everyone from Victoria’s Secret to Miu Miu, Balenciaga, to Alexander McQueen. She is and always will be a favourite on that runway, though as she grows older, we expect the model to other fashion business ventures, though not anytime soon if her impeccably good looks have anything to say about it. As of June 2015, she has been featured in 48 different Vogue covers.

Bedazzled hair accessories aside, though they were the pieces that caught everyone’s attentions throughout the night, those gowns worn were simply incredible. She herself wore a Versace piece, sparling, silvery and with bold cut-outs! The whole flapper thing was in as well, from the bedazzled scintillating flapper headpieces to the blinged out bands with all their brilliance, the jewel studded turbans for the men present and the small jewelled crowns in the night. Let us just say that this was one party that we would hope to emulate someday, though possibly not with those turbans, as intriguing as they may seem. Next time around, we hope our own party invitations do not get lost in the mail as they did for this incredibly dazzling event. Here is Natasha Poly forever remaining young and beautiful and grazing our magazine covers with her jaw-dropping presence. And if we had to say a toast in her name, we would hope that the red lipstick will never be wiped from those lips as it only serves to make the model look even more appealing than expected.

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Which one is the most tempting, flirtatious and succulent fashion campaign of the new season? Of course, the one signed Juicy Couture! The high-end American brand turns to supermodels Candice Swanepoel, Isabeli Fontana and Natasha Poly to showcase its new season sizzling fashion pieces in the newest Juicy Couture spring/summer 2013 campaign, captured by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, the world-famous models pose against Los Angeles scenery embodying Californian girl prototypes, such as the Malibu Girl, the Glamour Girl and the Sailor Girl. The result is something absolutely bewitching and fabulous, and, of course, sexy!

Extremely vibrant, sunny, lovely and seductive is the latest Juicy Couture spring/summer 2013 campaign! We see an array of drop-dead gorgeous outfit ideas in the photos, ones that can never pass by without turning men’s heads. Do you want to be a cute Malibu Girl this season? Think lovely studded short pink shorts matched with a printed sweater and high heeled sandals, flirty floral printed ruffled dresses that go together with some pink ruffled panties and red high heeled sandals. No less amazing is the pink dotted denim short suit worn with a delicate ruffled bra top under it and a pair of golden strappy high heeled shoes or the pink short sport suit with ombre effects.
The Sailor Girls will just fall in love with the skinny denim Capri pants matched with a navy jacket, a striped top, a captain hat, golden high heeled pointy-toe shoes and lots of golden jewelry pieces. What about being a Glamour Girl rocking a sexy delicate lace short black dress matched with strappy high heeled shoes and gorgeous jewelry pieces?

From cute dresses, skirts, crop tops and shorts to pants, sport suits, jackets, sweaters and standout accessories, the newest Juicy Couture spring/summer 2013 campaign shows the best fashion items from the Juicy Couture spring/summer 2013 collection. Love, adore, lust for them and buy!

Photos courtesy of Juicy Couture