When Olivier Rousteing presented his Balmain’s Fall 2022 designs in March 2021, the models made their way past a message covering the runway’s enormous backdrop: Il est bien plus difficile de se juger soi-même que de juger autrui. Si tu réussis à bien te juger, c'est que tu es un véritable sage. (It is much more difficult to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself correctly, then you are truly a wise person.) Those words, pulled from Le Petit Prince, perfectly summed up that collection’s very personal theme: the liberating power that comes from daring to face the incredible shaming potential of social media head on—by responding clearly, with absolute honesty and total transparency.

“For example, his many vivid and beautiful images of Jamestown residents always concentrate on their impressive strength and dignity and never the difficult circumstances in which they may find themselves. To say I’m pleased with the final images would be an understatement. The truth is, I can’t stop looking at this campaign. I love Prince Gyasi’s vision and it’s clear to me that he’s truly been inspired by the secret that the fox shares with the other Prince: ‘It is only with the heart that one can clearly see.’”