Antonin Tron

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Antonin Tron
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Antonin Tron is a French fashion designer born in Paris around 1984. [1] He is the creative director of Balmain. [2]

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Biography

Starting in 2004, he attended the Académie royale des beaux-arts d'Anvers. [3] [4] During his studies, he interned at Vivienne Westwood in London. [3] [4] He graduated in 2008. [3] [4] He worked as an assistant for Olivier Rizzo until the end of 2008, and then started an internship with Raf Simons. In September 2009, he started working on menswear at Louis Vuitton along with Paul Helbers sur les collections hommes. [3] [4] In 2011, Tron joined Givenchy as a designer for the women collections, alongside Riccardo Tisci. [3] [4] In January 2012, he was hired by Nicolas Ghesquière to work for Balenciaga. [3] [4] Later, he worked freelance for Alexander Wang and Demna Gvasalia.

In 2016, Tron launched the brand Atlein. [3] [4] The brand name is a portmanteau of the word 'Atlantic' and the German word 'allein', meaning 'alone'. [5] He was awarded the prix des Premières Collections by the Association nationale pour le développement des arts de la mode and earned a 100,000 euros grant. [6] During his very first fashion show, Anna Wintour tweeted about his collection, attracting attention on the brand. [7] This allowed Tron to sell his clothes at department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom or Galeries Lafayette. [7] [8] In 2017, his brand was a finalist for the LVMH Prize. [4] In July 2018, he received the Grand Prix from the Association nationale pour le développement des arts de la mode, [4] with a 250,000 euros grant. [4] [3] [9] In 2024, he created a collection in collaboration with Kylie Jenner's brand Khy. [10]

On November 12, 2025, Tron was announced to be the new creative director of Balmain. [11] [12]

Style

With his brand Atlein, Antonin Tron was known for his dresses made of draped jersey. [13] [4] [3] In a portrait published in the September 2016 edition of Vogue, fashion journalist Hamish Bowles compared him to Alaïa. [12] He is inspired by Jean Muir. [14] British Vogue listed Atlein among fashion creators they deemed part of a « new wave of talent ». [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Antonin Tron de la griffe française Atlein remporte le grand prix de l'ANDAM". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  2. ↑ Socha, Miles (2025-11-12). "EXCLUSIVE: Antonin Tron is Balmain's New Creative Director". WWD. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gachet, Sophie (2018-05-28). "Qui est Antonin Tron, le créateur d'Atlein ? - Elle". elle.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Corinne Jeammet avec AFP (2018-07-01). "Antonin Tron de la griffe française Atlein remporte le grand prix de l'ANDAM". Culturebox/France Info (in French).
  5. ↑ La Torre, Vincenzo (2025-06-19). "Q&A | Antonin Tron on founding Atlein, and an unexpected collab with Kylie Jenner". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  6. ↑ Guédon, Valérie (2016-07-04). "Andam 2016 : Johanna Senyk récompensée pour sa griffe Wanda Nylon". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  7. 1 2 Dominique Chapuis (2018-03-05). "Mode : les débuts prometteurs de Maison Château Rouge et Atlein". Les Echos (in French).
  8. ↑ Long, Carola (2017-02-28). "Paris Fashion Week AW17: need to know". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  9. ↑ Maud Gabrielson (2018-06-30). "Atlein remporte le Grand Prix de l'Andam". Le M/Le Monde (in French).
  10. ↑ Zhang, Tianwei (2024-09-25). "Kylie Jenner's Khy Teams With Atlein for Sultry, Size-inclusive Capsule". WWD. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  11. ↑ "C'est officiel : Antonin Tron prend la succession d'Olivier Rousteing chez Balmain - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  12. 1 2 Holgate, Mark (2025-11-12). "Introducing the New Man at Balmain: Antonin Tron". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  13. 1 2 Osman Ahmed (2018-09-27). "Atlein: The New Label To Know At Paris Fashion Week". Vogue.
  14. ↑ "New names in chic: the next design sensations". Financial Times. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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