Balmain

From haute Couture to optics: Balmain eyewear

With only 30 years and after the liberation of Paris from Nazism, Pierre Balmain founded his own eponymous couture house in 1944 and a year later presented his first fresh and feminine collection that Alice B. Toklas defined as New French Style, a style that also belongs to Christian Dior. Toklas defined as the New French Style, a style that also belongs to the designer Christian Dior.

Years later and since Olivier Rousteing took the baton of the maison with only 25 years in 2011, Balmain has continued to break with the established canons in the design of their fashion collections and Balmain sunglasses.

Pierre Balmain has been one of the most important designers in history. His impeccable designs and his way of seeing elegance brought him international recognition. In addition, he was responsible for establishing the current bell and watching silhouettes. At a time when military aesthetics triumphed, Balmain opted for soft and feminine shapes, creating a style that today is a global icon.

Balmain first steps into Eyewear world

Since its first haute couture show in 1945, the maison Balmain has been distinguished by a rebellious, daring and optimistic attitude. One of the hundreds of examples that the current creative director, Olivier Rousteing, has given us was the SS19 show “an ode to the undervalued rebels” and the founder's New French Style collections.

His impact on Eyewear: featurings

Since Rousteing has taken the baton of Balmain Paris there have been countless collaborations with different brands to launch collections among which there is also room for Eyewear. Among the most prominent is the union of Balmain with Cara Delevingne and Puma, with boxing as inspiration. The low-cost luxury collaboration with H&M allowed the maison to get closer to those young people who are passionate about the Balmain DNA. Of course, Balmain has also joined the pull of Barbie, Disney or Pokémon.

Key moments in Balmain Eyewear history

There are several key moments in the history of Balmain, many during the life of Pierre Balmain himself, but the important thing has come after his sudden death when the house had to reinvent itself to continue to be successful. Balmain eyewear became especially important, as did the maison in general, under the direction of Oscar de la Renta, Christophe Decarnin and especially Olivier Rousteing.

Details of Balmain shades

Within the Balmain Eyewear collection, you will find different shapes and colors for both sunglasses and eyeglass frames. But if we take a step back and look at them all, we quickly begin to identify the hallmarks of the Parisian maison that define the Balmain DNA.

If we talk about design and usual shapes in Balmain eyewear immediately, we see that there is a tendency to mix square glasses with rounded finishes, most of them large and evoking the most representative pilot shape. The shape of the Balmain sunglasses makes it clear that they want to be protagonists of the look, much more than a simple accessory for eye protection.

If there are two colors that stand out both in fashion and in Balmain sunglasses, those are black and gold. Although you can find sunglasses and frames in earth tones or in pure white, the predominant color is black with gold metallic details.

We also strongly invite you to conscientiously check the frames of Balmain eyewear, as it is one of the eyewear brands that pays the most attention to detail. The screws become part of the aesthetics of the sunglasses, the frames always combine different designs and materials to create unique pieces.

We would like to make special mention of the recent collection of limited-edition Balmain Espion sunglasses. Luxury eyewear inspired by the exploits of spies and thieves with a wrap-around, oversized shape. The Balmain Espion combines luxury with sporty and disruptive aesthetics by adding handcrafted details like floating hinges on the temples and that removable and interchangeable nose piece. Want to feel like a VIP? Get your Espion glasses, only 300 of each color have been produced.

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