Balmain FW24 Fashions the Fruits of Bordeaux

"Just as we always do, my team and I began preparing for this collection by combing through Balmain's extensive archives," Olivier Rousteing wrote in his show notes. The creative director looked to Monsieur Balmain's green thumb to begin his Fall/Winter 2024 manifesto, juxtaposing the founder's cultivated embellishments with elements of his own identity -- namely, three-dimensional depictions of grapes, the most famous crop from Rousteing's hometown of Bordeaux."Admittedly, I may be just the tin...