Balmain's Gorgeous Costumes for the Paris Opera Are Here

Kristina Rodulfo
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Photo credit: Instagram
Photo credit: Instagram

From ELLE

Last month, the Paris Opera and Olivier Rousteing announced that Balmain would be designing costumes for Renaissance, a new ballet by Sébastien Bertraud. "Modernity meets classical, couture meets ballet" is how Rousteing described the collaboration. Now, thanks to his latest Instagram posts revealing the costumes, we can see what he means.

BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS "I put as much love in these costumes as I would have for one of my collections." @Olivier_rousteing on his creative collaboration with @sebastien_bertaud. 📸 @gerarduferas for @parismatch_magazine #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS

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The final looks feature flesh-toned leotards adorned with jewels, studded pants, and very Balmain beaded silver jackets that look straight off the runway.

BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS Ballet dancers from the @balletoperadeparis dress rehearsing for the RENAISSANCE ballet. 📸 @gerarduferas for @parismatch_magazine. #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD

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"It is an amazing honor to work with the Paris Opera," Rousteing said when the collaboration was announced, "There are few institutions that embody so well the essence of French culture and creativity. Obviously, designing for the rigors and techniques of classical dance was a new challenge for me and my team–but it's one that we very much enjoyed facing."

THE DANCERS @balmain

A post shared by OLIVIER R. (@olivier_rousteing) on Jun 8, 2017 at 3:55am PDT

THE DANCERS @balmain #paris

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Look at those DETAILS:

Repost @ct_cedric_ #Renaissance #Workinprogress #balletmeetscouture #soon

A post shared by SEBASTIEN BERTAUD (@sebastien_bertaud) on Jun 8, 2017 at 11:48pm PDT

BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS “What you feel in these clothes is that it’s really couture, which was for me the most important.” @Olivier_rousteing See more on @Britishvogue. 📸 @Lucbraquet_ #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS

A post shared by BALMAIN (@balmain) on Jun 7, 2017 at 10:56am PDT

BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS The collaboration between @Olivier_Rousteing and @Sebastien_Bertaud for the ballet RENAISSANCE will come to life on the @Operadeparis’ stage from June 13th to June 18th. 📸 @lucbraquet_ #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS

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BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS "I wanted to propose a ballet of today." @Sebastien_bertaud See more on @Britishvogue 📸 @lucbraquet_ #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS

A post shared by BALMAIN (@balmain) on Jun 8, 2017 at 12:08am PDT

The costumes seem even better in motion:

REPETITIONS #thedancers @balmain

A post shared by OLIVIER R. (@olivier_rousteing) on Jun 7, 2017 at 9:21pm PDT

REPETITIONS #thedancers @balmain #opera #paris #larenaissance @sebastien_bertaud

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REPETITIONS #thedancers @balmain #paris #opera #larenaissance @sebastien_bertaud

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Feast your eyes on even more photos:

THE OPÉRA @balmain By @parismatch_magazine

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BALMAIN X OPÉRA DE PARIS #thedancer #comingsoon #waitandsee #larenaissance @sebastien_bertaud

A post shared by OLIVIER R. (@olivier_rousteing) on Jun 7, 2017 at 3:31am PDT

THE DANCERS BALMAIN X OPÉRA DE PARIS #comingsoon #waitandsee #larenaissance @sebastien_bertaud

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BALMAIN X OPÉRA DE PARIS #thedancer #comingsoon #waitandsee #larenaissance @sebastien_bertaud

A post shared by OLIVIER R. (@olivier_rousteing) on Jun 7, 2017 at 3:44am PDT

BALMAIN x OPÉRA DE PARIS "When I wear it, I fly with it.” Principal dancer, @Audricbezard. See more on @Britishvogue. 📸 @Lucbraquet_ #BALMAINARMY #BALMAINxOPERADEPARIS #SEBASTIENBERTAUD #RENAISSANCE #OPERADEPARIS

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So, trip to Paris anyone?

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