Demna Tag

The designer at the middle of the Balenciaga ad scandal has broken his silence.  In a post Friday on Demna’s Instagram account, which counts 373,000 followers, Balenciaga’s creative director wrote: “I would like to personally apologize for the unsuitable artistic alternative of concept for the gifting campaign with the children and I take my responsibility. It was inappropriate to have kids promote objects that don't have anything to do with them.”  The Georgian designer, who's susceptible to provocation and subversion in his designs, runway shows and communications, was referring to Balenciaga’s holiday campaign featuring children posing alongside handbags shaped like stuffed bears wearing bondage gear.  Individually on Friday, Balenciaga president and chief executive officer Cédric Charbit reiterated his “sincere apologies for the offense...