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AFP
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January 17, 2024
Six folks have been arrested for the theft of about 50 objects from French luxurious model Balmain final September, which almost derailed its present at Paris Trend Week, a police supply mentioned on Wednesday.
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The lads, all of their 20s, have been arrested the day earlier than within the Paris suburbs, the supply informed AFP, confirming info first revealed in life-style journal Elle.
Balmain inventive director Olivier Rousteing revealed on social media on September 17 that an armed group had “hijacked” a van transporting the objects from Charles de Gaulle airport to the model’s headquarters in Paris, simply 10 days earlier than its presentation at its ladies’s clothes present.
“That is very disrespectful. I needed to share this with you as a reminder to by no means take something with no consideration,” Rousteing mentioned on the time.
The police supply informed AFP that the group was positioned and that in home searches a number of items of Balmain have been discovered. They imagine the label was not particularly focused.
“If it had been made to a particular order, the objects would have bought,” the supply mentioned.
For the style world, it was an unprecedented incident, and the Balmain workforce rushed to remake the outfits in time for the present.
They managed to place collectively a lush assortment, filled with daring major colours, shiny vinyl-style supplies and elaborate floral preparations.
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