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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. [...]

Published on 13/04/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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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

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Legal battle could cost Balenciaga its central Paris flagship

The landlord of Balenciaga's flagship store on the Rue Saint-Honoré filed a complaint accusing the Kering brand of using a conspicuously complex arrangement to occupy its premises. The case could see the luxury house evicted.

Subscribers only Houses 05.09.2024

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Condé Nast rolls out content creation service for Met Gala

The media group's Global Chief Content Officer, Anna Wintour, has long played a pivotal role in organising the star-studded New York event. Vogue's parent company is now offering brands an all-inclusive service.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.03.2024

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The rationale behind Balenciaga's Hollywood extravaganza

Balenciaga pulled out all the stops last week in a bid to ensure that its California fashion show would leave a lasting impression. No effort was spared.

Subscribers only Houses 07.12.2023

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Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

With investigators from the European Commission's competition authority turning up at its Milan offices in April, François-Henri Pinault's Kering has been quick off the mark, hoping to take advantage of a leniency scheme whereby collaboration with officials from the outset is richly rewarded.

Subscribers only Houses 04.05.2023

Investigators from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) searched the Gucci Hub in Milan on 18 April.

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Louis Vuitton makes U-turn on NFTs

Its CEO declared a year ago that he was not interested in "selling virtual sneakers". But LVMH has now finally decided to enter the nascent market of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital assets linked to real objects.

Free access Houses 30.03.2023

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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.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.03.2023

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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.

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Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

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

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

France
Legal battle could cost Balenciaga its central Paris flagship

United States
Condé Nast rolls out content creation service for Met Gala

United States
The rationale behind Balenciaga's Hollywood extravaganza

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

United States
Louis Vuitton makes U-turn on NFTs

France
Elite agency seeks model behaviour from brands after Balenciaga scandal

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