Everyday Runway Wear Balmain Teams up with H&M to Release an Exclusive Line By: Brianna Wissink Imagine walking down the street, strutting in the newest Olivier Rousteing’s designs for Balmain. For the average income fashion connoisseur, this may not be a feasible vision. Think again, fashionista. November 5 th , 2015 marks the release of the Balmain x H&M collaboration. In an exclusive interview with Rousteing, he states that “Balmain is a real luxury brand and really inclusive of pushing the concept of diversity and communicating with the world and thanks to H&M that is this huge platform, joining Balmain and H&M is creating an entire nation.” The collaboration Balmain x H&M offers many items for $100 or less, while some luxury items go as high as $549. The budgeted line compromises the high-end luxury brand prices, while styles and quality of clothing and accessories will remain similar and be sold at H&M. The line includes everything from jackets, dresses, tops, bottoms, sunglasses, jewelry, and shoes. The tailored, textured and embroidered glory of the usual Balmain pieces is still the highlight of the collection. It also covers all the faux fur, sequin, satin and leather needs you may require. Big named models like Kendall Jenner, GiGi Hadid, Alek Wek, Soo Joo Park, and