Before we plan pre-party routines for the weekend, we’re looking at how Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing and top model Joan Smalls get ready, here in this behind the scenes video.
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Getting ready under W Magazine’s lens, the duo sew Joan into a glittering Balmain gown, talk about how to selfie (“smiling’s so 1996”) and the tunes they get party prepped to, ahead of the 2016 Met Gala.
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