Olivier Rousteing – Charm

Balmain’s Creative Director Olivier Rousteing Exits

Photo: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images After a season laden with designer debuts, another luxury house is preparing to welcome a new creative director. After 16 years with Balmain and 14 as its creative director, Olivier Rousteing, 40, is leaving the Parisian brand. A representative for the company said Balmain and Rousteing “mutually…

Star designer Rousteing quits fashion group Balmain

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Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain after 14 years in which he revolutionised the luxury group. Rousteing was the first black designer to lead a major Paris fashion house and is credited with helping make luxury fashion more accessible, recruiting Kim Kardashian as one…