A model presents a creation from Balmain Womenswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 collection during the Paris Fashion Week last March 1, 2023PARIS, France — Thieves have made off with more than 50 items from the French luxury fashion brand Balmain's new collection just days before its Paris Fashion Week show, the company's creative director, Olivier Rousteing, said on his Instagram account.
"Our driver called us to say that he had been attacked by a group of people. More than 50 items were stolen," said the 38-year-old designer in a post late Saturday. The driver, who was "safe and sound," was transporting the merchandise in a truck that was headed from the airport to the Balmain headquarters when the theft occurred, he said, adding he was at the Balmain site Saturday morning when the driver called.