Balmain AW16

It's no secret that Olivier Rousteing is a very close personal friend of Kim Kardashian but today was by far his most overt showing of their friendship through his Balmain collection that appeared to be solely inspired by/made for her. The tonal looks, the cinched waists, the immense amount of suede - it all spelled K-I-M. And that's cool to have a muse, but when does an obsession with a muse alienate your ability to design a well rounded and progressive collection? Who could say...balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan _MON1149 balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan _ARC0233 balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan _ARC0039 balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan balmain stylesnooperdan

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