Olivier Rousteing, creator of the Balmain house, reveals a heavy secret after a year of silence

Olivier Rousteing, creator of the Balmain house, comes out of silence.He published on Saturday on Instagram a photo of him the upper body and his head completely blindfolded.He revealed that he had hidden what had happened to his collaborators and friends for a year.He tells how he was disfigured because of a domestic accident.

""""A year ago my fireplace exploded.I woke up the next morning at Saint-Louis Hospital, in Paris.""""We are then in the middle of COVVI-19 epidemic.The stylist expresses his gratitude to the nursing staff: """"They have taken care of me beautifully.I can never thank them enough """".

Olivier Rousteing, close to many stars like Beyoncé, has passed her story in silence for long months.""""I don't really know why I was so ashamed, to be frank, perhaps because of this obsession with perfection in the fashion world as well as my own complexes.""""

Il explique encore avoir tenté d'échapper à ses souffrances en se plongeant dans le travail """"en essayant de continuer à faire rêver le monde avec mes collections"""".

Clothes to camouflage his injuries

He explains that he managed to hide his burns under rolled passes, loose sleeves, rings on all fingers...And evokes the worst summer of his life in Greece where he remained covered despite the heat.

""""I really realize the power of social networks, which only reveal what we want to show.This allows us to create our own story and avoid what we don't want to show.This is our new world """".

Gratitude to caregivers

Il conclut en expliquant qu'il se sent """"si heureux, si bien et chanceux.I start a new chapter with a smile on my face and my heart full of gratitude """".

He finished his post by warmly thanking the staff of the Saint-Louis hospital and all the people who respected silence around his heavy secret. Le styliste lance un appel d'encouragement : """"Ne baissez jamais les bras.The sun always comes after the storm.""""

Its post has been liked more than 500,000 times and aroused many comments and encouragement.Some personalities did not fail to send him all their affection like Kim Kardashian or Cindy Crawford.