Kim Kardashian said she was “shaken” by the campaign’s “disturbing images.” She added that she’s currently reevaluating her professional relationship with Balenciaga.
One advertisement from the campaign featured child models holding the brand’s “plush bear bags,” teddy bears dressed in bondage gear, while another ad promoting its “Hourglass” handbag contained court documents that referenced Supreme Court cases on child pornography."We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” the company wrote. “Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign.
Regarding the display of court documents in its campaign, the fashion brand said it’s pursuing legal action against “the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items.” The Post reported that Balenciagaagainst production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des Jardins for use of the legal documents in the campaign.
Gabriele Galimberti, one of the photographers for the campaign, also weighed in on the scandal Wednesday, saying that he had no involvement in the photoshoot’s setup. “As a photographer, I was only and solely requested to lit the given scene and take the shots according to my signature style,” . “As usual for a commercial shooting, the direction of the campaign and the choice of the objects displayed are not in the hands of the photographer.”
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