How Ya Going To Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?)
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For our first L’Atelier Balmain episode, we explore the pre-Balmain histories of two of the 75-year-old house’s best-known designers: the founder Pierre Balmain and the current Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing. Although both men were originally “provincials,” as they moved forward on their distinct pathways to Balmain and the French capital, each converted himself into a true Parisian.

Balmain Creative Director: Olivier Rousteing

Music: INA broadcasts of Pierre Balmain

Marseillaise

How You Gonna Keep Them Down On The Farm After They’ve Seen Paree?


Additional music: Jean-Michel Derain

Episode Directed and Produced by: Seb Lascoux

Balmain Historian: Julia Guillon

Episode Coordination: Alya Nazaraly

Research Assistance: Fatoumata Conte

Digital Coordination/Graphic Identity: Jeremy Macé

Episode researched, written and presented by: John Gilligan

To explore further:

Pierre Balmain’s Autobiography: My Years and Seasons, Doubleday, 1965