A Star Is Born - Part One (L’atelier Balmain Episode 3)
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75 years ago, Pierre Balmain presented the very first collection of his newly established eponymous house—and that brief fashion moment, which highlighted just a few dozen designs, helped to introduce a new, golden age of post-war Parisian couture, while also establishing the firm foundations that the house of Balmain continues to build upon today. Decades later, Monsieur Balmain summed up that defining initial moment as "a miracle” —and, the truth is, everything about that very first Balmain presentation does seem almost as unbelievable as the plot line of the typical Hollywood feature film. It definitely pulls together the expected, clichéd ingredients of a blockbuster—there’s the young hero facing daunting odds, an incredibly challenging environment, a colorful cast of characters—and, of course, at the very end, an astounding and inspiring final victory.

This two-part L’Atelier Balmain podcast explores in detail the house’s first collection, with Episode Three focusing on Pierre Balmain's success in overcoming the extremely difficult conditions of post-war Paris and Episode Four placing the spotlight directly on some of the many fashion and cultural icons who attended that first show, praised the collection and helped guarantee the success of one of the Paris fashion world’s biggest post-war stars—Pierre Balmain—and his eponymous house.