After the sudden departure of Gucci designer Alessandro Michele a week ago, Kering will now decide whether to copy the approach of rival luxury goods group Hermes, and shore up Italy’s glitziest name as a dependable, blue-chip luxury company, or to roll the dice on a maverick designer with a radical point of view and reap the rewards of publicity. Balenciaga said in its latest apology on Instagram: “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative … Balenciaga reiterates its sincere apologies for the offence we have caused. A quick Google of the book will reveal Borremans' paintings of children running around naked, looking at and holding severed body parts covered in blood. Nicole Kidman in Balenciaga’s Garde Robe campaign, which included an image featuring paperwork referencing a case about child sexual abuse. Balenciaga on a mad one,” TikTok content creator and music producer Marc Baigent captionedthe allegedly incriminating clip, which claims to expose “satanic cult” symbolism using children as pawns.

The direction of the campaign and the choice of the objects displayed are not in the hands of the photographer," he wrote. It's a great introduction to Balenciaga and a handy reference; I find myself going back to book again and again looking for inspiration (Balenciaga is a great master of balance and harmony), sometimes solutions (his sleeves are known to be exceptionally well made). On November 21, Balenciaga released images from its 2023 Garde-Robe advertising campaign, which cast Nicole Kidman, Isabelle Huppert, and Bella Hadid in seemingly innocuous office settings. For the uninitiated, the top fashion label came under fire after running a problematic campaign featuring young children modeling with what appear to be teddy bears wearing bondage gear.

In the same campaign another photo features a model sitting in an office chair inside a high-rise building. But when it comes time to spend, my money's on the guy who looks around and is terrified, not the sleepwalkers.

Williams, which held that the promotion of child pornography is not protected under the first amendment. They added, “They turned out to be [real legal] papers most likely coming from the filming of a television drama. The site reported that its invitation to Balenciaga to attend and offer an explanation was declined. As a result of the controversy, the company said it will be working with “organizations who specialize in child protection and aims at ending child abuse and exploitation. Williams, in which the court upheld a federal statute that the prohibition of "pandering", or promotion, of images of child sexual abuse did not violate the First Amendment.Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward. We take this matter very seriously and are taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items for our Spring ’23 campaign photo shoot. Das Kleine Schwarze - Eine illustrierte Hommage an einen Modeklassiker: Mit Zeichnungen der schönsten Kleider von Audrey Hepburn bis Michelle Obama. The second, separate campaign for Spring 2023, which was meant to replicate a business office environment, included a photo with a page in the background from a supreme court ruling which confirms as illegal and not protected by freedom of speech the promotion of child pornography.

This comes as Balenciaga faces backlash over its campaigns featuring children holding plush toys wearing bondage get-ups, as well as what appear to be photographs of paperwork from a Supreme Court case that upheld part of a federal child pornography law.

On Monday, the luxury couture company issued a statement saying, “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in the narrative. His faithful clients were the great fashion plates of the postwar the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild, and Mona Bismarck, among others. The lookbook emulates the typical scenario, this time with guests all wearing Balenciaga’s latest collection on the walkway.

Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign," Balenciaga wrote in a post on their Instagram story. Images from Balenciaga's latest holiday campaign have been described as "disturbing" and "child exploiting". Brand ambassador Kim Kardashian broke her silence on the issue earlier on Monday when she posted a statement to her Instagram and Twitter. Users across Twitter and Instagram slammed the brand for promoting paedophilia and child abuse imagery. Two photos from the brand's now canceled Spring '23 ad campaign feature French actress Isabelle Huppert posing in a Manhattan office with a stack of books behind her.

The Post has reached out to Balenciaga’s reps for comment about the latest viral accusations — which are completely unconfirmed at this time — in the sartorial-meets-satanic saga. On Monday, all eyes in the industry will be on the Fashion Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where Demna, who does not use his surname, has been tipped to win Designer of the Year.