Balmain opens first US flagship

Balmain is opening a New York flagship store -- its first in the US, confirming the luxury Parisian fashion house's growing popularity stateside.

"It had to be SoHo," explains the house's Creative Director Olivier Rousteing. "Anyone who knows me knows that I find America incredibly inspiring."

To celebrate the store will host a post-Met Ball party to celebrate its opening on May 2.