Balmain Designer Olivier Rousteing Reveals Secret Injuries from Fireplace Explosion Accident

Olivier Rousteing, the creative director for Balmain, has revealed that he kept fire-related injuries after an explosion hidden for a full year. The designer disclosed his past condition in an Instagram post yesterday. Rousteing stated that a year ago, the fireplace at his home exploded and he was rushed to the Paris’ Hôpital Saint Louis. In the post, the designer can be seen with numerous burns and in a full torso, arm and head casts and bandages. “I did everything to hide this story from as many people as possible and trying to keep the secret with my teams and friends for too long,” he stated. View this post on Instagram A post shared by OLIVIER R. (@olivier_rousteing) Rousteing continued, disclosing that his shame came from “maybe this obsession with perfection that fashion is known for and my own insecurities…” He also revealed that he continued working on numerous collections despite his severe injuries, hiding his scars with masks, long-sleeved garments, turtlenecks and rings for interviews and photo shoots. “I truly realized that the power of social media is to reveal only what you want to show ! Kind of allowing us to create our own special narrative that avoids what we do not

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