H&M x Balmain: Kendall Jenner Dance Battles in the Campaign Video

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After so many teaser clips on Instagram, the full H&M x Balmain music video is now on YouTube in advance of the collab's November 5th release. The video stars Kendall Jenner, who wears the collection's black and silver beaded jacket, a furry coat, and that green sequin dress along with a magnificent high ponytail.

In the video, Kendall struts through a futuristic subway, seemingly controlled by Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing, who makes a cameo on in the video. She's surrounded by dancers, but she doesn't do as much dancing in the actual video as the behind-the-scenes video teaser suggested she would. Guess most of Kendall's voguing was left on the cutting room floor.

Here's what Rousteing told Yahoo Style about his inspiration for the campaign video: "The metro has a sci-fi feeling to bring forward this idea of techno couture. It’s really modern and young. When I see this collection, I think you can party, you can go to a gala, you’re going out and taking a sci-fi metro. It’s like a dream. Everything comes from a dream and a ride. Pop culture and Michael Jackson was also on my mind. Like the idea of the metro in the Michael Jackson 'Bad' video…"