The Refresh from Insider

Balenciaga's creative director apologizes

For controversial holiday ad campaigns sexualizing children


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The Refresh from Insider
Balenciaga's creative director has broken his silence on the brand's controversial holiday ad campaigns. One featured children holding teddy bears in bondage gear. The other, showed documents in the background referring to a Supreme Court ruling on child porn. Designer Demna Gvasalia [DEEM-nah vah-SAL-eeyuh] apologized on instagram for the now-pulled campaigns, saying  it was the "wrong artistic choice.” 
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