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Balmain hit by major theft ahead of Paris Fashion Week show

  • Over 50 pieces from Balmain's upcoming collection were stolen when a delivery truck was hijacked in Paris.
  • The truck was transporting items from the airport to Balmain headquarters before the theft.
  • Balmain's creative director Olivier Rousteing expressed frustration but said the show will still go on.
  • The stolen truck and missing designs have not yet been recovered.
  • Police are investigating the incident which occurred less than two weeks before Balmain's Paris Fashion Week show.
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