Renaissance Couture Collection: the prestigious Beyoncé x Balmain collab

A capsule of 16 looks inspired by Beyoncé and signed together with Olivier Rousteing, collecting new firsts in high fashion

The collection that Olivier Rousteing , creative director of Balmain , has created by letting himself be inspired by the beauty and music of Beyoncé deserves particular attention. Yes, because here convict was the pop star's last album, Renaissance , and the great passion that Rousteing has for her, which he lovingly reciprocates. A partnership that has given life to sixteen looks that bear the name of each of the songs that make up the album, marking a new conquest in the world of high fashion: the first time that an Afro-descendant woman creates a collection for a high fashion brand Parisian, in turn directed for the first time by a black creative director for the first time in the history of the great French fashion houses. A precious example of inclusiveness and multiculturalism .

Renaissance, Beyoncé x Balmain: The two looks already worn by the singer at the Grammys and the Brit Awards

There is a very simple and natural story behind this special collab, but it is above all the clothes that speak and to interpret this collection beautifully it could only be Beyoncé herself, bringing the exclusivity of this look to two major events. First at the Brit Awards , wearing a jumpsuit covered in sequins , which winks at the 60s with its black and white geometric pattern, characterized by a black bustier that enhances the silhouette and fur-effect sleeves. The look is called Pure/Honey.

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– For the Grammys , however, the look chosen from the sixteen created plays with shapes and volumes: it is Virgo's Groove , whose gold details, the bustier and the hat are perfect for recalling the characteristic gramophone-shaped statuette award that the artists bring to home. It is a velvet boxy suit consisting of a dress with a wide neckline and nude pink pants, which also includes high wedge boots.

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How the Renaissance capsule collection was born

The inclusive nature of the collaboration is one of the aspects that Beyoncé strongly wanted to emerge from this meeting with Olivier Rousteing and Balmain, as can be read from a post shared to recount the synergy and feeling that immediately linked the artist to the collection: "Olivier he is a dream collaborator and a creative in constant evolution and innovation. Everything he has done as a black designer in breaking down and opening doors has been inspiring. From our very first meeting, to his designs over the years for my performances and appearances, I knew one day I would work with him on a collection. I am so proud of what we have created and the synergy that has formed between our teams” .

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So a moment has passed since that summer afternoon in which, listening to Beyoncé Rousteing's latest album, he let himself be inspired in drawing, until he convinced himself to propose to Beyoncé to sign a collection . Diva looks, incredible, exaggerated, precious , statuesque are an ode to the female body and to the imaginative power of fashion that meets music. An exclusive couture dotted with small works of art that last the space of a single and maybe a hit.

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