Could Olivier Rousteing Leave Balmain!?
Mon dieu! It looks like Olivier Rousteing could potentially exit his creative designer post at Balmain. The designer’s departure rumor hails from BoringNotCom—an Instagram page based on Beka Gvishiani’s original popular StyleNotCom posts—which cites “close sources” stating Balmain’s begun interviews for Rousteing’s replacement. While there’s surely more to the story, the shocking rumor would mark the latest in fashion’s designer musical chairs if true. 2024 found creative directors both leaving jobs and starting new ones, including Virginie Viard, Matthieu Blazy, Hedi Slimane, Dries Van Noten, Phillip Lim, Peter Do, Peter Hawkings, and more. Rousteing first joined Balmain in 2009 and became creative director at
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