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shootings. He noted the importance of celebrating Paris’…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/538351c7e4b0ea0513df78fc/1460085133479-1NE8X60WEU4B2TAIP6J5/tumblr_nl0oqrrDOH1qa7p1yo1_1280.jpg)
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Photo by Giovanni Giannoni
Backstage before his Balmain show, Olivier Rousteing spoke about “what happened [in January],” referring obviously to the Charlie Hebdo shootings. He noted the importance of celebrating Paris’ history as a center for artistic freedom and a melting pot of exotic cultures. The city, he said, is known for its “global feeling, the mix of different origins. I wanted to go back to that and still keep the richness of the Seventies in Paris.” For More
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