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Elite agency seeks model behaviour from brands after Balenciaga scandal

Elite, one of the world's most influential modelling agencies, is now obliging the brands its models work for to comply with a charter for their protection. [...]

Published on 30/03/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Adriana Lima
Balenciaga
Candice Swanepoel
Carré Otis
Demna Gvasalia
Elite Model Management
Gérald Marie
Kendall Jenner
Stella Maxwell

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The secret story of Balenciaga's banned collection

Balenciaga has - apparently - managed to move on from a scandal sparked by its 2022 ads showing children holding teddy bears dressed in bondage gear. But the Kering brand struggled to sell the collections concerned, and had to resort to considerable subterfuge to do so.

Free access Houses 03.10.2024

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
French labour inspectors target Gvasalia brothers' Vetements label

With Vetements on the verge of showing its new collection at Paris Fashion Week, the luxury label founded by Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia and his brother Guram has been under scrutiny from French authorities.

Subscribers only Houses 26.09.2024

A check carried out during a Vetements show in March revealed at least 10 models not properly declared.

France
French National Assembly investigates underage modelling

Members of France's parliament met with a delegation of representatives from modelling agencies and the fashion industry on 4 June to discuss safeguarding young models from abuse.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.06.2024

France
French models negotiate for entertainment worker status

French model agencies and unions are negotiating to renew their sector agreement on models' employment rights. The stakes are high, with models demanding the same unemployment insurance scheme that people working in live performance enjoy.

Subscribers only Entourage 18.04.2024

France
How modelling agencies tailor employee payments to their own ends

When it comes to paying fashion models' expenses and salaries, booking agencies often delay to their own advantage. Although widespread, the practice is rarely questioned.

Free access Entourage 29.02.2024

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

EssilorLuxottica - the global eyewear leader that provides frames for Chanel, Bulgari, Giorgio Armani and Prada - put an end to its representation contract with PR firm Catherine Miran in September. The move could spell the end for the agency.

Subscribers only Entourage 14.12.2023

France
French Senate revisits issue of extremely thin models

In 2017, France introduced a law banning dangerously thin models from catwalks that has had little effect since. Former health minister Agnès Buzyn pushed for a reform, but later dropped the issue. Now members of the Senate are picking it back up again.

Free access Entourage 20.04.2023

United States
Balenciaga ad scandal aftermath: Kering licks its wounds while Nicholas Des Jardins whips up new work

Despite a carefully orchestrated bid for redemption by Balenciaga's artistic director, the brand is struggling to recover after the controversy over its ads featuring children and bondagewear harmed sales. Meanwhile, the studio that designed the contentious campaign has landed several new projects with Condé Nast magazines.

Subscribers only Entourage 13.04.2023

Europe
Which luxury houses are selling off their unsold goods online?

Ready-to-wear brands are the main suppliers of online sales sites and often sell their goods there, but luxury houses have historically been reluctant to follow suit, fearful of devaluing their image. Now several high-end names have decided to quietly test those waters on sales site The Bradery.

Subscribers only Entourage 26.01.2023

France
Faux war rages on leather and fur front among LVMH, Kering, Chanel and Hermès

To make good on their countless environmental commitments, luxury giants are furiously seeking out substitute leathers and furs for their bags and coats. Their quest has turned into a pitched battle centred on a handful of subcontractors and specialised start-ups.

Free access Houses 13.10.2022

France, United States
Vivendi to publish French edition of legendary fashion title Harper's Bazaar

French press giant Prisma Media, a subsidiary of Vivendi as of last year, is finalising its purchase of the licence to publish renowned fashion monthly Harper's Bazaar in France. Recruitment for new editorial management for the magazine is underway.

Free access Entourage 16.09.2022

Arnaud de Puyfontaine, chairman of the management board of Vivendi.

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Adriana Lima
Balenciaga
Candice Swanepoel
Carré Otis
Demna Gvasalia
Elite Model Management
Gérald Marie
Kendall Jenner
Stella Maxwell

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French labour inspectors target Gvasalia brothers' Vetements label

France
French National Assembly investigates underage modelling

France
French models negotiate for entertainment worker status

France
How modelling agencies tailor employee payments to their own ends

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

France
French Senate revisits issue of extremely thin models

United States
Balenciaga ad scandal aftermath: Kering licks its wounds while Nicholas Des Jardins whips up new work

Europe
Which luxury houses are selling off their unsold goods online?

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Faux war rages on leather and fur front among LVMH, Kering, Chanel and Hermès

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Spotlight | France, Switzerland French labour inspectors target Gvasalia brothers' Vetements label

France French National Assembly investigates underage modelling

France French models negotiate for entertainment worker status

France How modelling agencies tailor employee payments to their own ends

France Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

France French Senate revisits issue of extremely thin models

United States Balenciaga ad scandal aftermath: Kering licks its wounds while Nicholas Des Jardins whips up new work

Europe Which luxury houses are selling off their unsold goods online?

France Faux war rages on leather and fur front among LVMH, Kering, Chanel and Hermès

France, United States Vivendi to publish French edition of legendary fashion title Harper's Bazaar

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France
Elite agency seeks model behaviour from brands after Balenciaga scandal

Spotlight | France, United States
The secret story of Balenciaga's banned collection

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
French labour inspectors target Gvasalia brothers' Vetements label

France
French National Assembly investigates underage modelling

France
French models negotiate for entertainment worker status

France
How modelling agencies tailor employee payments to their own ends

France
Clients bail on Catherine Miran, the PR firm that ushered Isabel Marant to glory

France
French Senate revisits issue of extremely thin models

United States
Balenciaga ad scandal aftermath: Kering licks its wounds while Nicholas Des Jardins whips up new work

Europe
Which luxury houses are selling off their unsold goods online?

France
Faux war rages on leather and fur front among LVMH, Kering, Chanel and Hermès

France, United States
Vivendi to publish French edition of legendary fashion title Harper's Bazaar