Olivier Rousteing looked for his biological mother: "To know where we are going, we need to know our roots"
"I do not know if we are really ready one day, to face this reality there," says Olivier Rousteing, stylist, artistic director of the haute couture house Balmain since 2011, guest of France Inter, Thursday. Born under X, he is at the heart of a documentary that tells the story of his biological mother.
Olivier Rousteing, fashion icon, artistic director of the brand Balmain, evokes his "hidden face" in a documentary film, Wonderboy. Born under X and now 33 years old, we see in this film by Anissa Bonnefont, her career, for a year and a half, in search of her biological mother. "I did not expect someone to offer me a biopic about my life at 30 years old. Normally, it's when we die or at the end of our career and I was not sure I could handle all the emotions of this quest, "he says.
"She convinced me, I felt a lot of goodwill from him," says Olivier Rousteing about Anissa Bonnefont. "The camera forced me not to give in, not to let go, not to leave. It was like a pact made with myself, to go to the end. For all the children born under X. Nothing was censored, the pact it was the authenticity, "he continues.
If he had already made inquiries at the age of 16, Olivier Rousteing explains that he was not ready at the time. "I do not know if we are really ready for a day, to face this reality, but I felt much more ready today," he continues. "To know where we are going, we need to know our roots (...) like a flower that needs to have roots and water to open. I have always been looking for recognition because I did not really know where I came from, "adds Olivier Rousteing.