To conclude the third day of Paris Fashion Week, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode gave up Wednesday night’s slot to Olivier Routsteing of Balmain. Rousteing has been the inventive pressure behind the storied French vogue home (based in 1945 by Pierre Balmain) since 2011, changing Christophe Decarnin. Tonight, Rousteing relied upon his necessities and signature items, from blazers with dramatic pointy shoulders to structured attire with cinched waists. Opening up the gathering had been clothes adorned with beaded portraits, in a nod to the current relaunch of Balmain Beauty. France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron and rapper Cardi B had been each sat perched entrance row, as supermodel Paulina Porizkova led a mannequin military decked out in an array of nude seems for a show-stopping finale.

Balmain Spring 2025 Collection Review

Read beneath the reactions of theFashionSpot’s discussion board members:

“The awful casting is dragging down on the delightfully tacky collection.” [LadyJunon]

“A big no.” [matheus_s]

“Some bags just ruined the looks and the casting is very… B- tier.” [GivenchyAddict]

“Tragic collection, looked like one of Rousteing’s collections from 2018, no evolution. Exaggerated shoulder pads and wrap skirts reissued from the Spring 2021 collection. The tacky push on the newly-released perfumes with those couple last dresses shaped as perfume bottles – tacky!” [FashionPower]

“One of his worst collections. Everything looked cheap and rushed.” [avonlea002]

“No taste! Awful offering with the tailoring suits being the only exceptions.” [Ihhbl]

“I can’t bring myself to dislike any of Olivier Rousteing’s work. There is something very honest and genuine in his creations. He is the embodiment of his work and I can see that it’s a very personal process for him. He is Balmain and it’s nice to see a brand with such longevity similar to Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.” [tourbillions]

“I love how relaxed the whole thing felt, mostly through the presence of more flou and softer tones.” [Lola701]

See all of the seems from the Balmain Spring 2025 assortment and be a part of the dialog, right here.