Photography Virginia ArcaroFashionShowBalmain AW15An all-star cast of 80s power women take to Olivier Rousteing’s runway with sex appeal and structured shouldersShareLink copied ✔️March 5, 2015FashionShowTextDazed DigitalPhotographyVirginia ArcaroBalmain AW15 Initial reaction: Considering his love of strong women, it's no surprise that Olivier Rousteing would take his vision for Balmain back to the 80s – the time when they really began to dress for success. His AW15 collection was an all out celebration of the era. More is more: Power shoulders and nipped in waists are hardly new territory for the house, but this season they came injected with clashing bright hues of orange, purple and magenta. Lace catsuits with flared legs and Mondrian-esque cage pieces provided the signature sex appeal, while models wore oversized earrings, throwing it back to the era where bigger was always better. Star studded: The 80s was also the start of the supermodel era, so it was only fitting that Rousteing bring along an all-star cast of the world’s favourite (and most followed) faces to join the Balmain army. The catwalk was taken to by the likes of Dazed cover star Kendall Jenner, star of the brand’s AW14 campaign Jourdan Dunn, Jessica Stam, Karlie Kloss, Lily Donaldson, Anna Ewers and Gigi Hadid. The soundtrack to Balmain AW15: Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECharli xcx is now a Saint Laurent museEverything you missed at Chanel’s New York subway fashion showThe only looks that mattered from the 2025 Fashion AwardsAmelia Gray answers the dA-Zed quizTrail shoe to fashion trailblazer: the rise of Salomon’s ACS PROIn pictures: 2hollis’s London show brought out the city’s best dressedThis is the only England shirt you need for next year’s World CupWhat went down at the Contre Courant screening in Paris Exclusive: Fashion East set to win big at the 2025 Fashion AwardsFashion designer Valériane Venance wants you to see the beauty in painLegendary fashion designer Pam Hogg has diedRevisiting Bjork’s massive fashion archive in the pages of Dazed