High-end department stores remain silent on controversy surrounding Balenciaga's advertisements that featured children holding teddy bear purses in BDSM attire.
, was published earlier this month, and showed kids holding handbags made from teddy bears in fishnet tops and leather harnesses. Wine glasses, chains and sunglasses were also displayed around the children.
A woman walks by a boarded up Balenciaga store, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, on Madison Avenue in New York. The social media backlash against the brand prompted critics to scour other Balenciaga ads and found that the 2023 "Garde Robe" campaign, which featured celebrities like Nicole Kidman and Bella Hadid, included paperwork from a 2008 Supreme Court case about child pornography.
Balenciaga also noted that the bear-shaped purses "should not have been featured with children" and asserted the brand "strongly condemn[s] abuse of children."CLOTHING BRANDS' PUSH FOR GENDER INCLUSIVE CLOTHING RIPPSED AS ‘MARKETING PLOY,' ‘CONFUSING TO CHILDREN’ Retailers are not the only ones who have remained silent on the controversy. Balenciaga's parent company, Kering, along with other major fashion brands under it, have not spoken out. Kering, who before the controversy arose posted on Twitter several times a day, has not tweeted since November 20. Kim Kardashian, who has been the face of Balenciaga, said she was "shaken by the disturbing images," and appreciated the brand's apology.
"I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven’t been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened," Kardashian
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