Balmain has announced the appointment of Antonin Tron as its new Creative Director, effective immediately. He succeeds Olivier Rousteing, who led the house for 14 transformative years. Tron will debut his first collection at Paris Fashion Week in March 2026, presenting the Fall/Winter 2026 line. A New Chapter for Balmain Antonin Tron, 41, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and has worked with Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Balenciaga, and Saint Laurent before launching his own label, Atlein, in 2016. His work with fluid draping, sculptural silhouettes, and made-in-France craftsmanship has earned quiet admiration in the industry. Balmain’s CEO Matteo Sgarbossa describes Tron’s appointment as a return to the maison’s core philosophy, echoing…