The appointment of Antonin Tron as artistic director of Balmain was announced one week after Olivier Rousteing’s departure.(Credit: Photo released to the press by Balmain)
The house of Balmain didn't hold out for long, announcing Antonin Tron's appointment as creative director just one week after Olivier Rousteing's departure. His first runway show is expected in March.Tron won the Andam Creative Brand Prize in 2016 and the Grand Prix Andam in 2018 for his label Atlein, which the surfing enthusiast describes as focused on the body, its energy, and its movement."The name Atlein is a tribute to the Atlantic Ocean," he says.Born in Paris in 1984, Antonin Tron studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After graduating, he returned to Paris and worked for 17 years in the studios of several renowned fashion houses, including Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and more recently Saint Laurent. Atlein, his own independent brand, was launched in 2016."We are...
The house of Balmain didn't hold out for long, announcing Antonin Tron's appointment as creative director just one week after Olivier Rousteing's departure. His first runway show is expected in March.Tron won the Andam Creative Brand Prize in 2016 and the Grand Prix Andam in 2018 for his label Atlein, which the surfing enthusiast describes as focused on the body, its energy, and its movement."The name Atlein is a tribute to the Atlantic Ocean," he says.Born in Paris in 1984, Antonin Tron studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After graduating, he returned to Paris and worked for 17 years in the studios of several renowned fashion houses, including Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and more recently Saint Laurent. Atlein, his own independent brand, was launched in 2016."We are...
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