With the Balmain-Barbie collaboration, Olivier Rousteing realizes a childhood dream

With the Balmain-Barbie collaboration, Olivier Rousteing realizes a childhood dream

Thursday January 6, 2022, Mattel Inc, the parent company of Barbie announced in a press release the launch of a ready-to-wear collection, in collaboration with the French house Balmain.

< P> For his first collaboration of the year, Olivier Rousteing, artistic director of Balmain for more than 10 years, has decided to associate himself with the Barbie brand. A non-managed, committed, and modern collection.

as WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) reveals, it is a capsule collection of 70 pieces. The prices vary from 195 euros for a T-shirt, up to 29,990 euros for an evening dress.

 with the Balmain-Barbie collaboration, Olivier Rousteing realizes a childhood dream

The collection will also be available for sale in NTF (non-Fungible tokens), auction.

" It's not only The dream of a designer is the dream of a child "

for Olivier Rousteing, this collection is above all a child's dream, as he confides in the New York Times:" Count Barbie in my Balmain army, make a collection inspired by her where there are no clothes for boys or girls, it's my little revenge. For me, it's much more than a simple commercial project. It's very sentimental. "

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