"The Business of Fashion website has rescinded its Global Award due to have been
presented to the label’s creative director, Demna, at its annual gala dinner on Thursday,
describing the images as “wholly inconsistent with our values”. The site reported that its
invitation to Balenciaga to attend and offer an explanation was declined.
On Monday, all eyes in the industry will be on the Fashion Awards at London’s Royal Albert
Hall, where Demna, who does not use his surname, has been tipped to win Designer of the
Year. The awards are decided by a secret ballot of 1,000 members worldwide, and voting
concluded before the scandal broke.
The backlash concerns two separate ad campaigns. One concerns the Garde Robe
photoshoot, in which actors Nicole Kidman and Isabelle Huppert posed in Manhattan offices.
Keen-eyed viewers spotted paperwork on a desk under a £2,800 handbag from a US
supreme court case interrogating whether child sexual abuse imagery legislation curtails
freedom of speech rights.
Balenciaga said all the items in the shoot “were provided by third parties that confirmed in
writing that these props were fake office documents. They turned out to be real legal papers
most likely coming from the filming of a television drama.”"
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