Cara Delevingne + Olivier Rousteing Celebrate Handbags, Friendship + Rebels In Balmain Collab

The boxy quilted BBag is a riff on the traditional quilted flap bag with a gold chain added for a touch of decadent luxury.

Top talent Cara Delevingne is the muse with news of ‘Balmain: The Choice Campaign with Cara Delevingne’. Cara appears with close friend and Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing in images lensed by Sonia Szostak./ Hair by Mara Roszak; makeup by Molly Stern

Balmain’s Twist plays up the canteen bag’s regimental origins.

Cara Delevingne took her involvement with Balmain to the next level, working on the actual designs of the three handbags named Romeo, Twist, and the BBag..

Made in black leather with striking metal hardware, the accessories merge Rousteing’s power-femme aesthetic and Delevingne’s nonchalant personal style into purses worthy of It-bag status.

In the ad campaign, Cara channels her life as a Balmain ‘rebelle’, a troublemaker with a strong, invigorated and adventurous spirit.

Close friends Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing and model/actor/talent Cara Delevingne launch The Choice handbag collab.

"I've always enjoyed the special chemistry that I share with my friend Cara," Rousteing said in a release for the campaign. "It's a bond that's beyond obvious in the many photos and videos taken over the past few years, capturing our spontaneous hugs, kisses and, of course, the never-ending laughter."

Romeo’s spikes and studs deliver punk attitude.

In a release, Rousteing says the line was also inspired by Delevingne's versatile style. "She's got attitude; she is a troublemaker, and she doesn't care. She's defiant, but she is a paradox: She can be sweet and romantic too; she can be an angel, or she can be a devil. She cannot be categorized," he says of the model.