L’Oréal Paris and Balmain painted the town a rainbow of shades Thursday night to fete their lipstick tie-in, commandeering the immense central courtyard of a Paris university building and some ...

Dozens of items from Balmain’s new collection have been stolen — less than two weeks before they were due to be unveiled at Paris Fashion Week, according to the French label’s creative director.

The French fashion house Balmain lost dozens of designs and will have to start over before its Paris SS24 runway debut.

A model wears a creation as part of the Balmain Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Scott A Garfitt ...

At Paris Fashion Week, Olivier Rousteing opened Balmain’s show with an audacious angular micro-gown—a glittering number featuring peaked shoulders, humped hips, and a massive clasping hand motif.