{"id":518235,"date":"2022-11-30T02:59:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/controversial-balenciaga-designer-demna-gvasalia-dragging-house-down-insiders\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T02:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:59:07","slug":"controversial-balenciaga-designer-demna-gvasalia-dragging-house-down-insiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/controversial-balenciaga-designer-demna-gvasalia-dragging-house-down-insiders\/","title":{"rendered":"#Controversial Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia &#8216;dragging house down&#8217;: insiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ef07b78b77\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ef07b78b77\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/controversial-balenciaga-designer-demna-gvasalia-dragging-house-down-insiders\/#%E2%80%9CControversial_Balenciaga_designer_Demna_Gvasalia_%E2%80%98dragging_house_down_insiders%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Controversial Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia &#8216;dragging house down&#8217;: insiders&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CControversial_Balenciaga_designer_Demna_Gvasalia_%E2%80%98dragging_house_down_insiders%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Controversial Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia &#8216;dragging house down&#8217;: insiders&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>As Balenciaga\u2019s creative director since 2015, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/10\/13\/t-magazine\/demna-balenciaga-greats.html\">Demna Gvasalia<\/a> often wears a black fabric full-face mask, especially when being photographed.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with backlash growing over two controversial Balenciaga campaigns, Demna, as he is known, may need the mask to hide from a growing number of people in the fashion industry who said he\u2019s failing to take real responsibility for the fiasco \u2014 despite an apology from the brand Monday.<\/p>\n<p>One of the now-notorious ads, which have inflamed the internet, features sad-eyed toddlers toting teddy-bear handbags adorned with what looks like bondage gear. Another shows a ladylike $3,000 Balenciaga x Adidas Hourglass purse next to a pile of papers that includes a Supreme Court document questioning if laws against the promotion of child pornography limited the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The Business of Fashion rescinded its Global Award \u2014 due to have been presented to Demna at the website\u2019s annual gala on Thursday\u00a0\u2014 describing the Balenciaga images as \u201cwholly inconsistent with our values.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"With backlash spreading over two controversial Balenciaga advertising campaigns \u2014 one showing toddlers with bondage teddy bears and another featuring a legal document about child pornography \u2014\u00a0fashion insiders explain how this could ever happen.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    With backlash spreading over two controversial Balenciaga campaigns &#8212; one showing toddlers with bondage teddy bears and another featuring a legal document about child pornography &#8212;\u00a0fashion insiders explain how this could ever h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Jam Press\/Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=565\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"The well-respected Business of Fashion rescinded an award that was to go to Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia, saying images like the one above were &quot;inconsistent with our values.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1130 1130w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=847 847w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=565 565w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=282 282w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    The well-respected Business of Fashion rescinded an award that was to go to Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia, saying images like the one above were &#8220;inconsistent with our values.&#8221;                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Jam Press\/Balenciaga<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kim Kardashian, a Balenciaga brand ambassador who wore one of the designer\u2019s famous face masks to the 2021 Met Gala, was hounded until she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/28\/kim-kardashian-breaks-silence-on-controversial-balenciaga-kids-ad-campaign\/\">issued a statement<\/a>: \u201cAs a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images,\u201d she said, adding that she is \u201cre-evaluating [her] relationship with the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But one big question remains: How in the world could such bad taste have happened, given the multiple layers of people who work on a fashion campaign?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?w=541\" alt=\"This ad, featuring a $3,000 Adidas x Balenciaga bag, has also spawned controversy -- and a $25 million lawsuit.\" class=\"wp-image-24833511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1082 1082w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=811 811w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=541 541w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=270 270w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\"\/><figcaption>This ad, featuring a $3,000 Adidas x Balenciaga bag, has also spawned controversy \u2014 and a $25 million lawsuit.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Balenciaga<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"510\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?w=510\" alt=\"Among the desk papers seen in the ad are Supreme Court documents questioning the promotion of child pornography.\" class=\"wp-image-24833520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1020 1020w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=765 765w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=510 510w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=255 255w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Balenciaga-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\"\/><figcaption>Among the desk papers seen in the ad are Supreme Court documents questioning the promotion of child pornography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Olga Liriano, who\u2019s spent years in the fashion industry as a model booker, photo director and top magazine editor, said it is ridiculous to think Demna and the top echelon at Balenciaga didn\u2019t know what the campaigns were going to look like once they were photographed. (The teddy-bear ad was shot by Gabriele Galimberti, who has said he was told the theme was \u201cpunk.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh please,\u201d Liriano said. \u201cDemna doesn\u2019t put out one image that he hasn\u2019t approved.  Demna is not only the creative director, he\u2019s driving all the imagery behind the campaigns. To blame a production company is nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And yet, last week Balenciaga filed a $25 million lawsuit against North Six, the producers of the ad campaign that\u00a0included the child pornography court ruling.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/demna-gvasalia.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia has &quot;gotten too big for his britches the way a lot of them have,&quot; said one fashion insider.\" class=\"wp-image-24833527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/demna-gvasalia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/demna-gvasalia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/demna-gvasalia.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia has \u201cgotten too big for his britches the way a lot of them have,\u201d said one fashion insider.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Patrick McMullan via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/northsix.com\/\">North Six,<\/a> hired to organize Balenciaga\u2019s 2023 Garde-Robe campaign with models including Nicole Kidman, Isabelle Huppert and Bella Hadid, told The Post that it was ludicrous for the fashion brand to sue as if it had been in the dark about the campaign. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not talking about some Joe Schmoe tractor company in Brooklyn,\u201d the rep said. \u201cThis is Balenciaga \u2014 where they have a top-of-the-line team when it comes to line retouchers, editors everything. They\u2019re playing us for fools, throwing this summons our way and expecting people to believe the head of Balenciaga didn\u2019t know what was going on. The lawsuit threat looks like a performative stunt to distract from what really happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s a stunt, it wouldn\u2019t shock veteran fashion industry insiders who say that creative directors like Demna have too long gotten away with dabbling in shock and trash culture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-demna-gvasalia-06.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Demna accompanied Kim Kardashian (right) \u2014 both clad in Balenciaga \u2014\u00a0to the 2021 Met Gala.\" class=\"wp-image-24833534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-demna-gvasalia-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-demna-gvasalia-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-demna-gvasalia-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-demna-gvasalia-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Demna and Kim Kardashian \u2014 both clad in Balenciaga \u2014\u00a0to the 2021 Met Gala.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gotten too big for his britches the way a lot of them have,\u201d said a Paris-based fashion insider who has worked in the industry for 35 years. \u201cAll these [creative directors] think they can walk on water and can do no wrong. No one says boo to them. They\u2019re too scared. Now this guy is dragging the house down. It was one of the most elegant in the business but now he has Balenciaga bringing out leather trash bags.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scandalous to me what\u2019s happened to this house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North Six rep pointed out that Balenciaga has only served the company with a summons, not an actual lawsuit, but in so doing has effectively smeared its name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-01.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Balenciaga brand ambassador Kardashian said the scandal has her &quot;re-evaluating her relationship&quot; with the design house.\" class=\"wp-image-24833543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Balenciaga brand ambassador Kardashian said the scandal has her \u201cre-evaluating her relationship\u201d with the design house.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNorth Six has a stellar reputation and they\u2019ve worked with Balenciaga in the past,\u201d the rep said. \u201cThey are in charge of production and logistics. North Six was not there when the papers and props and all the final arrangements were put together on the set. They contracted out to the set designer [Nicholas San Jardins]  for that \u2014 but this isn\u2019t about throwing the set designer under the bus either. <\/p>\n<p>But, other insiders said, Demna and his team may be so insulated from the realities of the outside world that they may think they can get away with using companies they outsource to as a scapegoat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese houses are run by conglomerates and men and women in suits,\u201d Liriano said. \u201cThey tiptoe around the \u2018creative geniuses\u2019 because they don\u2019t want to upset their fragile egos. And Balenciaga under Demna has been very successful the past couple of seasons.  There\u2019s no one reining anyone in.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-04-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In October, Balenciaga staged a fashion show on  mud.\" class=\"wp-image-24833575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-04-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In October, Balenciaga staged a fashion show on mud.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Balenciaga <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A lot has changed in the great Paris fashion houses since Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga founded his couturier, now owned by the giant conglomerate Kering, in 1919.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of so-called fashion \u201cgeniuses\u201d like Demna, 41, are enabled by the fashion press, industry insiders told The Post, reinforcing the \u201cZoolander\u201d bubble that top designers and their teams live in. In the past two years alone, The New York Times has published fawning stories with headlines like \u201cThe Triumphant Rebirth of Balenciaga Couture,\u201d \u201cBalenciaga Goes Where Fashion Hasn\u2019t Dared Go Before\u201d and \u201cThe Year of Balenciaga,\u201d as well as a profile of Demna in its \u201cThe Greats\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe uses fashion to communicate the world at this time,\u201d Nicole Kidman said about Demna earlier this year, comparing him to filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. \u201cStanley would always say to me, \u2018Don\u2019t ever put me on a pedestal. Let me have bad ideas and make mistakes, otherwise, we\u2019re done for.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sisley.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The fashion industry loves to push the limits of taste \u2014\u00a0as with this 2007 Sisley ad, banned for glamorizing drugs.\" class=\"wp-image-24834058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sisley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sisley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/sisley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The fashion industry loves to push the limits of taste \u2014\u00a0as with this 2007 Sisley ad, banned for glamorizing drugs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sisley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?w=791\" alt=\"Insiders say no one wants to stick out their neck in the industry and point out questionable decisions \u2014 like the choice to sexualize an underage Brooke Shields.\" class=\"wp-image-24834065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1582 1582w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1186 1186w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=791 791w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=395 395w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/brooke-shields-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"\/><figcaption>Insiders say no one wants to stick out their neck in the industry and point out questionable decisions \u2014 like the choice to sexualize an underage Brooke Shields.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because of the cult of personality in fashion, photographers also are sometimes given the kind of creative control that no one questions \u2014 and may be why controversial photographers like Terry Richardson have been able to get away with questionable on-set behavior for decades.<\/p>\n<p>And whether it\u2019s an underage Brooke Shields for Calvin Klein, a waifish Kate Moss walking the runway or even models miming doing drugs for Sisley, fashion loves to push the limits of taste.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople in the industry often want to push the envelope and be what they think is cool and edgy \u2014\u00a0but they don\u2019t think things through and nobody will tell them no,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lorincole.com\/\">Lorin Cole<\/a>, a veteran makeup artist and former Paris-based model told The Post. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Set designer Nicholas Des Jardins is named in a court summons by Balenciaga, for the ad that included Supreme Court documents.\" class=\"wp-image-24833590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nicholas-des-jardins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Set designer Nicholas Des Jardins is named in a court summons by Balenciaga, for the ad that included Supreme Court documents.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jojo Korsh\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those working under anointed stars like Demna fear criticizing anything because they might lose their positions or be blackballed, insiders said.<\/p>\n<p>Cole, who has worked for some of the biggest photographers and fashion houses in Europe and the US in front of and behind the camera, said the average fashion industry employee would not dare speak up or raise questions about a bondage-theme teddy bear or the message seemingly sent by using a child-pornography document in an ad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a high-end job like that you\u2019re not going to say anything to rock the boat because you\u2019ll lose your job,\u201d Cole said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-05-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kanye West was also involved in Balenciaga's mud show, but the brand parted ways with the rapper after his anti-Semitic controversy.\" class=\"wp-image-24833598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balenciaga-05-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kanye West was also involved in Balenciaga\u2019s mud show, but the brand parted ways with the rapper after his anti-Semitic controversy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Balenciaga Youtube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Its hand seemingly forced by social media and headlines, Balenciaga released a mea culpa in an\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Clg9BijLUHe\/\">Instagram post on Monday afternoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in the narrative,\u201d the luxury company wrote in the statement. <\/p>\n<p>The brand pulled the ads, and now is condemning the campaign, writing: \u201cOur plush bear bags and the gift collection should have not been featured with children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bagriele-galimberti.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who shot the teddy-bear ad, has said he was told the theme was &quot;punk.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24833658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bagriele-galimberti.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bagriele-galimberti.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bagriele-galimberti.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Photographer Gabriele Galimberti, who shot the teddy-bear ad, has said he was told the theme was \u201cpunk.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis was a wrong choice by Balenciaga, combined with our failure in assessing and validating images,\u201d the fashion label added. \u201cThe responsibility for this lies with Balenciaga alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the apology, the company addressed the inclusion of the Supreme Court document.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second, separate campaign for spring 2023, which was meant to replicate a business office environment, included a photo from a page in the background from a Supreme Court ruling \u2018United States v. Williams\u2019 2008 which confirms as illegal and not protected by freedom of speech the promotion of child pornography,\u201d Balenciaga wrote. \u201cAll the items included in this shooting were provided by third parties that confirmed in writing that these props were fake office documents.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"&quot;As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images,&quot; Kardashian said of the teddy-bear photos.\" class=\"wp-image-24833682\" width=\"618\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=927 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kim-kardashian-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cAs a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images,\u201d brand ambassador Kim Kardashian said of the teddy-bear photos.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">GC images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They added, \u201cThey turned out to be [real legal] papers most likely coming from the filming of a television drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All excuses aside, some insiders believe it comes down to fashion\u2019s competitive need to be seen as provocative and creating a constantly new art form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to do something that\u2019s never been done,\u201d Cole said. \u201cBut everything pretty much <em>has<\/em> been done before.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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