Claudia Schiffer Celebrates 50 in Familiar Blue Balmain Gown

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  • Today, supermodel Claudia Schiffer turned 50, and she celebrated while wearing a gift from Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain.
  • Rousteing re-created an intricate, long-sleeved gown that Schiffer previously wore for a Balmain campaign; this time, the dress was done in an electric-blue hue.
  • "It's just absolutely gorgeous," the model said of the dress. "I absolutely love it. It fits me like a glove. … So well done, Olivier. You're amazing."

Happy birthday to Claudia Schiffer!

Today, the German supermodel turned 50 years old and celebrated while wearing a one-of-a-kind gown by Balmain: a long-sleeved electric-blue number featuring intricate netting and beading.

In a video Schiffer posted to Instagram, the model blows out the candles on her birthday cake while donning the original piece. "Thank you @olivier_rousteing for my beautiful @balmain birthday dress! 💙 I love it.✨🎁 🎂🎉🎈," she shared.

Schiffer further elaborates on her gift from Rousteing in a video for British Vogue, saying, "This is one of my favorite dresses. … Originally, it was in dark green. It was for the Balmain campaign a few years ago shot by Steven Klein with Naomi [Campbell] and Cindy [Crawford]."

For her birthday, she adds, Rousteing re-created the dress in a different shade. "It's just absolutely gorgeous. … I absolutely love it. It fits me like a glove. … So well done, Olivier. You're amazing."

Later on Instagram, Schiffer showed off more birthday gifts, this time from Dolce & Gabbana. "Birthday made more beautiful," she wrote in the caption. "Stefano and Domenico thankyou for my custom @dolcegabbana handbag and Devotion gifts x."

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As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset. 

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