Welcome to the Balmain
fashion week Paris show. There are a lot of outfits! The
Olivier Rousteing runs on fuel! I have the impression that we see
each other every two weeks, right? LOIC: You make collections every two weeks,
Mr. Rousteing! It is for my pleasure anyway. Shared pleasure Loic. LOIC: What a chair! Is is the chair to play
Fortnite for twenty four hours straight? This is the Basic Instinct armchair! Margot, we're going to give you a look. Put the look 7 on Margot. We have to hurry because
beauty sleep tonight! You must have your beauty sleep tonight! LOIC: Drink less coffee and
you will have a beauty sleep. I don't drink coffee. They give
them to me but I don't drink any. - What is this?
- That's great, it's my beauty routine. Warm lemon with water and ginger. LOIC: Okay. It is great detox! Look at my skin. LOIC: Are you trying to steal my job? I try but your camera is more professional! - Do you want ours?
- Frankly yeah! Give me yours it will be
better for filming my shoes. Look, what's more interesting
is the behind the scene. There is unfortunately no make up. - Glasses!
- Put them on Julien! LOIC: On Julien? This is the first time I
wear a Balmain jacket. OLIVIER ROUSTEING: It may be the last! So look at Julien. Ready to go! You put on the hood. You
can sit on the Balmain front row. I'm having fun! LOIC: What is the material?
A wet effect almost? It's like plaster. It's molded leather. It is a Parisian craftsman,
awesome. Robert, he is incredible. He does body sculptures for us. He spent 5 days taking
measurements of this body. I could say it's mine but
you wouldn't believe me! - Is it zipped?
- It's a zip. - So it's a big zip.
- It's like the Balmain woman. - What would we do without the Balmain zip!
- Exactly! LOIC: It's interesting
how the belts are laid. Very low waist, on pants inspired by my
grandfather. The big pants with suspenders. These are like grandpas’ pants,
worn high but with a cooler, younger vibe. With the belt worn low waisted. Loic: It’s funny, it’s totally
different pants worn like that. Loic: How should we call it? The new grandpa! That’s
how they call it here. - Really? Yes many clothes have nicknames. I
can tell you this one, but not the others. I spent two days in Bordeaux. I had completely
forgotten the word "LOVE", "EMOTION". It’s so good to see nice people. My grandparents! They are so cute. My grandfather showed me
all his suspenders, it's too good. The wardrobe that smells of mothballs. LOIC: Clothes that date from
about what years in his wardrobe? I think the 60s, 50s? The stuff he wore when he was
young. Berets and everything. He was a baker so he rode his bike
with the newsboy cap to deliver the bread. So good. I took a lot of
inspiration from my family. - How old is your grandfather?
- 85 years old. This is something I fear a lot... This is how we drape! We are filming so we can do it again. LOIC: There’s a video? Why? Is it
that complicated? You need a tutorial? Yes, a tutorial, it's like contouring. LOIC: If I buy the jacket… We have the instructions for you. It's tricky if the models has to change
looks during the show. We have no time… You will see me cry backstage I think. LOIC: There are three of them! What’s the fabric? It is a jersey. Viscose satin with a draped
satin jacket. It takes time to drape. - What color is this?
- The color is "champagne". LOIC: Wouldn’t be easier to have a print? Loic Prigent! How vulgar. Good, but tomorrow it will be better! - I'm freaking out!
- Really? LOIC: What’s with the jacket? It’s a satin sweatshirt worn over a
jacket. Double breasted buttoning. A man’s pants. And this is Pauline! - Can you tell me about the sunglasses?
- I love sunglasses. - There are Balmain sunglasses right?
- Of course! They’re sunglasses for when you don’t look
good in the morning, when you look tired. With these you won’t have dark circles. LOIC: Hungover glasses. I have these also. This
is my Mad Max style. LOIC: It looks like cane work. Exactly! Wait, it looks better on him. LOIC: It’s Miami when it’s on him. You ruined it for me. LOIC: No it looked good on him! You don’t like it when I say Miami. Every collection is always
Miami or Las vegas with you! Tomorrow, there will also be 50 dancers! After the show, we’ll drink and dance! I wish you good luck,
even though you don’t need any. This was a special order from
Olivier. I gathered 50 dancers. He had an image in mind. 50 dancers in one space.
A large group that has something to protect. I was in charge of finding these dancers,
I met them at 2pm. And in 4 hours we created the
choreography and rehearsed and here we are! - That’s fashion instantaneity!
- Right! Olivier had this idea of a desert. A walk,
with a tribal mood and with elegance. Something of a revendication. So I
used these notions of walking in the dune. When the sand starts crumbling down. That’s
what I wanted to reproduce with the dancers. JULIEN: How did you react when
they announced the project to you? Honestly? I didn’t believe it!
Balmain is a big brand! And to be able to dance for Balmain,
it’s an experience you want to live. Big time. I’m going to the gym afterwards. Tomorrow morning we need to
get up early because I have to speak to the merchandiser about
the prices of the collection. Loic: Will you work on Sunday? Of course, work on Saturday and
Sunday my dear. We never stop at Balmain. Now you see the clothes but
afterwards you need to sell them. There are 100 clothes on the runway
but there will be 400 in the showroom. We check the prices, look for connexions,
verify that it’s consistent. Fashion is a real job! I don’t just put a
dune on a screen and make you happy! And by the way, this is Morgane! I love this ensemble,
I will take a picture of you three! Stand-by, and 3, 2, 1... Go! What I like about this collection is the duality between
the French bourgeoisie and other non French origins. It's a collection inspired by the film
"Wonderboy". it's my story actually. This collection speaks of wanting to be part
of this french bourgeoisie while being African. There are lots of embroideries, prints. In fact it is the
world. The globe. To say "We all belong to the world". We are all part of the same
world and there is no difference. That's why in this casting there are a lot
of origins to show what fashion is today. Also the inspiration from my grandmother's
scarves... It’s My Bordeaux history. You have lots of colors, it's rich
and enthusiastic. It’s full of optimism. A collection that looks to the
future. I took galactic, zodiac prints. When I was little I always looked
at the stars. The sky is for everyone! We are all the same
when we look at the stars. The lion. It’s on all the
handle doors of Bordeaux. - Are there such things in Bordeaux?
- Have you ever been to Bordeaux? LOIC: No apparently. Have you ever been
there Julien? It's beautiful. To make it look like old France style. LOIC: Louis XIV! Yes, it has a Louis XIV aspect,
I agree with you. Versailles is in me! Look at the prints. LOIC: Horses! There is a bit of Versailles.
There is a bit of Zodiac too. LOIC: Fishes too? These are the signs of the Zodiac. LOIC: Signs of the Zodiac! I see
fishes. It's my fishy personality. I’m helpless. We walk straight, fast, we do our job! - Is this the first time you walk for Balmain?
- No the second time. - How is it to walk for Balmain?
- It’s cool! Well organized. Olivier is here, he’s with us. Like at the
casting. You can feel he’s here for you. - What do you think of your look?
- I like it, it’s great. Very comfortable, mellow. - Is this the first time you walk for Balmain?
- Yes, this is going to be my first Balmain. I’m very happy. I love the brand, I
wear it. This is going to be unforgettable. The collection is amazing, plenty glitter!
Have you seen the coats he made, splendid! I can’t even imagine their
price but I’m sure they’re worth it! The performance is about the desert. We
are thirsty and we disintegrate like sand. We adorn the show with organic, fluid movements,
small waves. In order to set the tone. We did the whole choreography two or three times
for Olivier, in order for him to take part in it. - What did he say?
- He said that he liked it. He had tears, he was emotional. He
said we had done some good work. He was happy and so were we. - And that we were beautiful.
- Yes this also!
