A shocking photo. The stylist Olivier Rousteing posted on Instagram a photo of him seriously burned and told how, a year ago, he had been the victim of the explosion of his fireplace and especially that he had hidden it out of “shame” in an environment where “the obsession with perfection” reigns.
“I now feel ready to share this. I hid it for too long, ”wrote the 36-year-old French fashion designer in a long message to his 7 million subscribers.
“I did everything to hide this story from as many people as possible”
“Exactly a year ago, the chimney in my house exploded. I woke up the next morning at Saint-Louis hospital in Paris, he says. I did everything to keep this story from as many people as possible, trying to keep it a secret with my teams and my friends for too long. To be honest, I don’t really know why I was so ashamed, maybe this obsession with perfection that fashion is known for, and my own insecurities. “
Olivier Rousteing, who now claims to be “cured” and even speaks of “rebirth”, says he “worked day and night to forget and create his collections”. He says he “hid his scars with masks, turtlenecks, long sleeves and even rings on all his fingers during numerous interviews and photoshoots”.
“I realized that the power of social media was to only reveal what you want to show,” he says. Allow us to create our own story, which avoids what we don’t want to see or show: it’s our new world ”. Artistic director of Balmain for ten years, the stylist made this revelation ten days after his last show, on September 29 for Fashion Week in Paris.