H&M x Balmain Show Revealed Clothing Looks Like The Real Thing

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Olivier Rousteing said he wanted his debut collection with H&M to look like the real thing, and it definitely did.

In an elaborate entrance into the mid-range market, the 29-year-old had a show for his H&M collection in NYC’s Wall Street area Tuesday night. Using just about every “it” girl in the model game right now –Gigi, Kendall, Bella, Karlie, Jourdan– the talent showed a collection very similar to his Fall 2015 line.

Intricately beaded blouses, harem silk-like pants, brocade bell bottoms and wide gold emblazoned belts were just a few of the elements carried from one collection to the next. And speaking of bringing things from the past… a clear nod to the past included a performance from the Backstreet Boys– Howie, A.J., Nick, Brian and Kevin.

Aside from the hype, we’re thinking this may be H&M’s most successful collaboration yet, if not it’s most profitable, with items pricing as high as $500 for a blazer. Rousteing talked about the collaboration during a recent panel discussion:

As noted by Fashionista, “[Ten years ago] I would watch the fashion shows of the big brands and I wished I could afford this jacket, I wished I could be a part of this world and this universe,” he said. “Many of my followers are like, ‘I wish I could have that, I wish I could have that,’ so I tried to make sure that the aesthetic of what we pulled out was close to what they want.”

Job well done.

See some of our favorite looks from the runway show on the next pages and peep the look book here.

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