BALMAINの迷宮

メゾンのコード

フランス屈指の美しいルネサンス式庭園に迷路のように広がる幻想的な小道にインスピレーションを得てピエール・バルマンがデザインした魅惑的な迷宮モチーフは、50年以上前に初めて発表されました。

Strikingly modern from its inception, the Balmain "Labyrinth" monogram—formed by multiplying the interlocking initials P and B—has become a defining emblem of the house’s bold, architectural identity. In the mid-1960s, Pierre Balmain first began exploring the possibilities of using the initials “PB” to form a signature for his eponymous house The repeating PB pattern entered the house’s visual language in 1970. It was introduced to Americans that year—on the brown-and-cream carpet pattern of the Balmain boutique that opened on New York’s Madison Avenue, a few months before being duplicated at Balmain’s historic Parisian address.

最初のデザイン

メゾンが大切にしている、カメレオンのように変幻自在なモチーフは、70年代初頭にメンズ、ウィメンズ、アクセサリーの人気アイテムの多くを彩りました。もちろん、迷宮に繰り返される「B」はメゾンと創設者を示し、組み合わされた「P」はピエールとパリの両方を連想させますパリはメゾンの歴史とクリエイションに密接な絆を結んできた街です。

Balmain House Codes The Balmain Labyrith first designs

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The PB pattern evolved into a signature Balmain motif in the ‘70s, decorating a wide array of Balmain offerings—from bags and luggage to men’s and women’s ready-to-wear pieces. Most notably, the Summer 1971 Haute Couture collection relied on the maze-like motif for a wide range of designs, from small touches (colorful embroidery on belt buckles) to all-over, beige-and-white jacquard prints—thereby offering dedicated Balmain followers the possibility of an entire monogrammed wardrobe.

Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing, reinterpreted this key code for his recently introduced 1945 collection, commissioning one of France’s most respected luxury tapissiers to weave a rich and complex two-tone, three-dimensional PB-patterned jacquard that is directly inspired by Pierre Balmain’s mid-century designs. These pieces underscore that Balmain’s unique 80-year heritage remains fundamental to Rousteing’s modern vision.