Last month, Balenciaga became a news trend for a campaign involving toddler-age children clutching teddy bears who appeared dressed in bondage gear. There were also oddly placed documents based on court cases to do with child pornography, which resulted in a lawsuit against the ad’s producers brought forth by Balenciaga, though that was dropped almost as soon as it was filed.
The fashion company has tried to wash its hands of the matter, with the short-term lawsuit, as well as non-apologies and deleting photos of the ad. They also had already gotten rid of their Twitter account. To make matters worse, though, is that others are making excuses on their behalf, especially when it comes to The New York Times. Read more…
