I t was an evening in two acts when Balmain opened its posh new Houston nest in the Galleria with a champagne-infused store party followed by a trés chic dinner soirée at The Marigold Club in Montrose. Many in the flock were dressed head-to-toe in designs from the French maison ‘s creative director Olivier Rousteing making for a delicious fashion-forward tableau.

Not long after the festivities, Rousteing and Balmain mutually agreed to part ways with Balmain noting that a new creative organization will be revealed at a later date.

Welcoming the throng, most of whom are serious Balmain devotees, were Texas manager Morgan Williams in from Balmain’s Highland Park Village perch in Dallas and in from Los Angeles Paige Sloniker , Balmain client relations and events manager. Both, of co

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