RUNWAY: Balmain SS17

The ink that solidified the sale of Balmain to Qatari company Mayhoola had barely dried when Olivier Rousteing showcased his latest collection for the Paris-based label. Rousteing's following is large on social media, thanks in part to his friendship with Kanye West and the Kardashian family, his staunch followers called themselves (or he calls them? Not quite sure which happened first) the Balmain Army. Well, said army was on the move for SS17 in a nomadic collection full of natural hues - greens, browns and blues - as well as a plethora of denim. As with any Balmain collection, the embellishment was opulent (think turquoise, gems and medallions) while the workmanship was stellar. Par for the course for the high-cheek boned designer and his glamorous squad of equally high cheek boned models.