Rousteing, who has served as Balmain’s creative director since 2011, expressed frustration on behalf of his creative team, who “worked so hard to make this collection happen.”
The French designer also confirmed that the forthcoming show, scheduled for Sept. 27 near the Eiffel Tower, will continue as planned.
“This is so unfair. My team and I worked so hard,” he wrote. “We will work more, days and nights. Our suppliers will work days and night as well.”
Rousteing added, “We are redoing everything but this is so so disrespectful. So many workers, suppliers, my team and I. Please be safe, this is the world we are living in. Love you my Balmain team and we won’t give up.”