Balenciaga is currently facing immense backlash over its recent controversial holiday marketing campaign that has sparked online outrage.
‘The Closet’ which is a luxury consignment store in the region has announced the drop of all the company’s products from stores and its website until further notice. The announcement was made through social media.
“The Closet will stop accepting Balenciaga and we have taken down all Balenciaga products from our stores and website till further notice,” the announcement read.
Currently, the website does not seem to have the brand listed or products from the brand available.
The campaign has been withdrawn by Balenciaga and the brand is being dropped by various companies and personalities, the company has issued an apology and also filed a $25 million lawsuit against the producers.
“We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” the statement read.
“We strongly condemn the abuse of children in any form, we stand for children safety and wellbeing,” the statement concluded.
Kim Kardashian, Balenciaga ambassador spoke out following the controversy, “I appreciate Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and apology. In speaking with them, I believe they understand the seriousness of the issue and will take the necessary measures for this to never happen again.”
The high-end luxury fashion house has filed a lawsuit against the production company responsible for the campaign and its agent, Nicholas Des Jardins.
The brand has taken off or hidden all posts on Instagram and is now a blank page with 14.4 million followers.
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