Earlier this year, Beyoncé ended her longterm collab with Adidas and Ivy Park over creative differences, and launched a jaw-dropping couture collection with Balmain.
This new Beyoncé-Balmain collab, based on her album Renaissance, brings Beyoncé's creativity and influence to a new level. Collaborations can bring out the best of an artist, or overshadow and stifle them. While exposure and publicity are important for getting your work out there, think about who you are collaborating with and what energy they bring out in your work.
The Renaissance couture collection includes many firsts for Parisian brands, including Beyoncé being the first Black woman to oversee a Parisian couture collection, pushing both Balmain and Beyoncé to put out strong, innovative designs.
Read the article by Vogue to get a behind-the-scenes look at this inspiring collaboration, and see a piece-by-piece rundown of 12 of the 17 looks that were co-created by Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing and Beyoncé:
