Olivier Rousteing is the new designer at Balmain, but only in a manner of speaking. The 25-year-old Frenchman has already put in two & a half years at the house, working as an assistant to Christophe Decarnin just as Pierre Balmain burst to recognition in Paris with its super-luxe rocker-girl aesthetic comprised of glitter pelmet dresses, skinny jeans, & tennis ball-shouldered jackets. A sister line to Balmain, Pierre Balmain is beginning to form her own identity & this collection appears to mark a change that sets it apart from the other family members. This season a modern, urban collection has been created; the same sense of luxury & rock 'n' roll exists but feels a little more sweet & polite.