A few days ago we brought you the fierce double cover of Paper Magazine’s ‘Luxe in Flux’ issue with Jennifer Lopez, Balmain’s Creative Director Olivier Rousteing as well as Moschino’s Creative Director Jeremy Scott and rising star CL.
Paper Magazine
has released the full feature and we just love the editorial spread
with Jennifer Lopez and Olivier Rousteing – there is so much chemistry.
Here are excerpts from their interviews.
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Olivier Rousteing
On the meaning of luxury:
For me, luxury today is confidence in assuming who you are, where you
are, no matter where you come from. And that’s what I think I do with
Balmain. A lot of people say it’s a party dress or something, and I
think Jennifer explained pretty well that she wants to wear it onstage.
When you want to wear something onstage, you want to wear it not because
it’s a party dress, but because it’s armor. It’s something you feel
really strong in that you’re going to show to the world.
On his muses:
Yeah. For me, Balmain is almost feminist. It’s about the power of girls
and women in the world. And that’s why I love Jennifer. All the muses
that have inspired me are really strong and they sometimes fight against
the world to show their own rules, which I think Jennifer did
throughout her career and she’s still doing it. You see many stars today
try to look like her. She imposes her own rules. And when I think,
“What is the Balmain girl?” it’s this. It’s a woman who knows what she
wants and is going to express it.
On racism in the fashion industry:
Because they’re not living in the real world. You asked me why we need
celebrities in fashion, which I think was really smart. Celebrities come
from music. I think the music system is way more open-minded and way
more diverse. Fashion people sometimes forget that, except for the front
row that you’re going to get at your show, there’s an entire world that
loves fashion. So it’s important for me and for Balmain to show the
diversity because it’s also about the luxury of communication. And you
don’t communicate for just 10 people in the room during a show; you
communicate to an entire world.
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Jennifer Lopez
On the meaning on luxury:
To me, it’s stuff that’s very custom or made for you or fitted — that’s
how I like all my clothes to feel. And when I think of luxury, whether
it’s a house or a car or any luxury item, it’s like something special
about it that feels like you. Or a piece of jewelry — you know what I
mean? It has to have a classic feel to it. I like things that are super
trendy. I like things that look like they could’ve been in this era or
that era, but it still feels modern.
On the importance of fashion and music:
Pop culture and fashion have always had a correlation, from old
Hollywood to contemporary music. As a performer, I know that clothes are
an expression of the music I create or the character I play.
On fashion houses having muses:
The concept of a fearless, strong woman who radiates confidence inside
and out is an inspiring idea. It’s a great thing for young girls and
women to see Balmain’s muses illustrated by these ideas of strength and
beauty. For them it’s about a woman who creates her own destiny and
forges her own future.
Photo Credit: Paper Mag
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