Balenciaga’s creative director apologizes for 'wrong artistic choice of concept'
Balenciaga’s creative director Demna Gvasalia apologized for what he said was a "wrong artistic choice of concept" after the luxury fashion brand was
Balenciaga’s creative director Demna Gvasalia apologized for what he said was a "wrong artistic choice of concept" after the luxury fashion brand was criticized over an advertising campaign that featured young children posing with teddy bears that appeared to be dressed in BDSM costumes.
"It was inappropriate to have kids promote objects that had nothing to do with them," he said in an Instagram post on Friday. "As much as I would sometimes like to provoke a thought through my work, I would NEVER have an intention to do that with such an awful subject as child abuse that I condemn. Period."
Many people slammed the holiday campaign as inappropriate and harmful to children. In another Balenciaga ad, there was an excerpt from a 2008 Supreme Court case that upheld federal statutes about pornography that includes minors.
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Gvasalia went on to say in his Instagram post that he needs to learn from the controversy and "engage with child protection organizations to know how I can contribute and help on this terrible subject."
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