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A First Look at Balmain's More Affordable Line, Pierre Balmain

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Pierre Balmain Spring 2012 — More Affordable Balmain Line [Pictures]

A First Look at Balmain's More Affordable Line, Pierre Balmain July 27, 2011 6:57 am >> Balmain's new, more affordable line, Pierre Balmain, doesn't start hitting stores until early December, but a first look at the debut collection, for Spring 2012 — is in order.

Christophe Decarnin Out at Balmain, and Not Just Because of His Show Absence

Christophe Decarnin Out at Balmain, and Not Just Because of His Show Absence April 6, 2011 7:11 am >> Christophe Decarnin, who joined Balmain as a designer in 2005 and was named creative director of women's ready-to-wear in November 2007, has left the brand, effective immediately.

Balmain Quietly Testing Lower-Priced Blue Label Line

Balmain Quietly Testing Lower-Priced Blue Label Line January 22, 2010 9:20 am >> Since Christophe Decarnin took over Balmain, it has become known for its sky-high prices as much as its spangled minidresses and pumped-up shoulders; currently, the brand's destroyed t-shirts are selling for $1,624, jackets from $5,333, and runway dresses can be up to $59,856.But Balmain chairman and chief executive officer Alain Hivelin realizes that such prices leave out a plethora of potential customers, particularly in fast-growing markets like China and Southeast Asia — so he's quietly testing lower-priced possibilities.

Balmain Turns to Military Sauvage for Spring 2010

Balmain Turns to Military Sauvage for Spring 2010 October 1, 2009 1:44 pm >> With Laduree macaroons catered backstage and Rihanna arriving half an hour late to sit front row, Daria Werbowy opened (and closed, and walked in the middle of) the Balmain show — her only show for the season — in the gilded, marbled ballroom of The Grand Hotel.

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