Balmain celebrates ten years with designer at Paris Fashion Week

An emotional recorded message by Beyonce opened the evening show, paying tribute to the French designer who she said strove to put diversity at the heart of his fashion

Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni returned to the Paris runway to feverish screams to help Olivier Rousteing celebrate his 10year anniversary at the creative helm of Balmain. Thousands of camera-snapping guests — mostly from the general public — crammed inside the concert complex La Seine Musicale on the outskirts of the city in anticipation of one of the biggest Paris Fashion Week shows this season. In fact, on Wednesday the exuberant designer went far beyond a show. He put on a veritable fashion-music festival over two days, complete with merchandise stands, food and champagne stalls and performances. But it all began by a special homage by one of Rousteing’s celebrity admirers.