Olivier Rousteing Fashion Interview May 2016

The Qualities You Need to Become Part of the Balmain Army

"Powerful. Confident. Sexy."

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On Whether or Not There's a Secret to Confidence

"I don't think it's a secret, I think it's a part of yourself," Olivier said. "I believe fashion is about being cool. It's about having this attitude or just cool factor. To be cool, I think you just have to believe in yourself. It's not the easiest thing to do, actually. It's really hard to be confident. But when you are and you're not afraid to be who you are, I think that's the biggest thing that I love, and you are a part of the Balmain army. Just be proud of yourself and don't doubt."

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On Why His Clothes Look Good on Women of All Ages and Body Types

Image Source: Getty / VALERIE MACON

"It's part of my inspiration. As I say, Balmain Army is all about diversity: different ages, different shapes, different backgrounds, different kinds of colors. So it's an inspiration as well to make sure that I can dress Kim [Kardashian], I can dress Rihanna, I can dress Beyoncé, I can dress Cindy Crawford. This is what I love about my collection — to dress all different kinds of women."

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On Whether or Not He'd Do Another Collaboration Like H&M

Image Source: Getty / Nicholas Hunt

"For now, I don't have any collaborations in mind," Olivier admitted. "But who knows? I really believe that the success of H&M was so great, so amazing. But I also believe it was so amazing because it was once. I don't want to repeat too much. I think once in your life you can have access to this brand if you can't afford it. But I will make sure that we will find another way. Because so many people are supporting me with my social media, saying that they can't afford [the clothes], so I will make sure that at one point, we find another way."

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