- Balenciaga has acknowledged the ongoing scandal, saying last Monday that it could have “done things differently.”
- The company says it “strongly condemns child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative.” It also said it is taking steps to prevent something similar from happening again.
- Balenciaga creative director Demna has also issued a public apology, accepting responsibility for choosing the “wrong artistic choice of concept” in the brand’s recent controversial campaign.