News about Demna Gvasalia

Met Gala 2024: Doja Cat boldly dons massive wet T-Shirt on fashion's biggest night - after rocking towel and shower curtain in trio of just-got-out-the-shower looks

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 7, 2024
Doja Cat is known for pushing the envelope as an artist and  Guram Gvasalia has been known for the same thing in the fashion world so it was only natural that the two join forces on fashion's biggest night. The 28-year-old rapper - born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini - donned a towel as she boldly sported  just-got-out-the-shower couture at the star-studded Met Gala in New York City on Monday. She was joined on the red carpet with the creative director of Vetements and brother of Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia who is known for disrupting the fashion world and this latest look was no exception.

How Balenciaga went from sophisticated to scandalous: Brand that once dressed royalty and Audrey Hepburn almost got Kim Kardashian and Nicole Kidman cancelled following bondage-themed ads

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 30, 2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga's biography says he was the only one capable of running his business Balenciaga. And it seems that this may be the case, as the fashion house has never completely recovered from a string of shaming scandals in recent years. In 2022, the Spanish brand sparked outrage when it used scandalous images of children holding teddy bears dressed in bondage gear in their Christmas advertising. Here FEMAIL looks back on the rise and fall of the fashion house as Disney+ unveils a new drama based on Balenciaga's early days. Balenciaga, a 1965 model. Kim Kardashian, the brand ambassador for the Republic of Korea. Correct: This is the 2022 controversial bondage-themed commercial that sparked controversy. Inset: Creative director Demna Gvasalia

Following the pedophilia controversy, Kim Kardashian supporters became outraged over a proposed Balenciaga grand money deal: 'Money is all that matters to her.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 23, 2024
Fans have blasted Kim Kardashian for announcing that she has been appointed ambassador for Balenciaga, one year after the brand was chastised for a commercial featuring children and BDSM products. On Monday, the reality TV actress, 43, revealed her collaboration with the brand, led by creative director Demna Gvasalia. The mother-of-four had previously refused to break ties with the fashion house but that the photographs that sparked a backlash against the brand had left her'shaken and disgusted.'

Kim Kardashian becomes Balenciaga brand ambassador -  one year after label's scandal over BDSM child images left star 'shaken and disgusted'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 22, 2024
Kim Kardashian has been named as the brand ambassador for Balenciaga, one year after the brand sparked controversy with an ad t showing kids posed with several BDSM-themed products. The reality star, 43, who previously refused to cut ties with the brand but said she was 'shaken and disgusted' by the advert, posted a statement announcing her partnership with the label under its creative director Demna Gvasalia

This summer, supermarket labels are the hit of the summer, so what happened when we asked this fashion influencer to wear the new £5 Tesco logo T-shirt?

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 20, 2023
Tesco's Value range's utilitarian stripes were the epitome of cheapness for 20 years. They were so no-nonsense that the supermarket decided to ditch the austere branding for something'softer' - shoppers were hesitant to stick the items in their trolleys. So it was a surprise to see Tesco introduce a new fashion collection this week, emblazoned with none other than its budget blue and white stripes. In the bagging process, there was a discussion of an unexpected commodity. While slinging a can of Tesco Value baked beans into your basket might not be a promising fashion move, Britain's biggest supermarket chain has become something of a muse to designers over the past few years.

Disgraced Balenciaga designer Demna moans suffered after vile bondage-themed kids clothing campaign

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 9, 2023
Demna Gvasalia, the brand's creative director of French fashion house Balenciaga, has addressed the aftermath of the brand's controversial BDSM-themed ad campaign. It received a lot of flak on social media for utilizing inappropriate images of children in a sexually suggestive photoshoot with teddy bears. Since the scandal, Demna said he had personal problems, noting how he's been'suffered' throughout his life. He referred to clothing as his armour and compared the Moderna COVID vaccine to a modern vaccine, emphasizing that fashion, as well as the vaccine, can raise concerns of its importance even if it doesn't deliver a complete solution.

For £150 and jumpers, LGN, a fashion brand, is offering T shirts with printed sweat stains

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 21, 2023
LGN, a French brand, has just launched t-shirts and crew neck jumpers with printed-on sweat stains, ranging in price from £150 to £280. Louis-Gabriel Nouchi established LGN in Paris in 2017, expressing its founder's lifetime interest in reading, each collection pays homage to a book or writer who has narrated their vision on the world.

Balenciaga is working with a children's charity to help it restore its image

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 8, 2023
Balenciaga, the behemoth French fashion house, is working with a children's charity in an attempt to recover its image after the advertisements ran with child porn and teddy bears in bondage gear. The label and its parent company, Kering Foundation, announced on Wednesday that they had begun a three-year partnership with the National Children's Alliance, which is headquartered in Washington, DC. Balenciaga will collaborate with the NCA in helping children recover from the trauma of abuse, raising public knowledge of child abuse and child rights, and child protection, according to a statement, the NCA will advise Balenciaga on the steps that adults can take to better protect children. The NCA will be able to prepare close to 2,000 child violence counsellors, which will in turn benefit almost 55,000 victims, thanks to Balenciaga's endowment. "We were confronted with the truth and severity of childhood loss during our listening tour, in which we worked with many leading organisations and experts in the field of childhood trauma.'

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Mob fury in the fashion industry?It's all the rage

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 4, 2022
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Fashion has long used provocation to advertise itself, but times are shifting, and the perpetrators' shock tactics are now able to drive sales. A riot has broken out over Balenciaga's latest media bids that threaten to depose the company's head of house, Demna Gvasalia. One of the sad faces of young children holding teddy bears that were kitted out in clothing with bondage overtones is shown below. A Balenciaga handbag is perched on top of legal papers referring to a US Supreme Court decision on child abuse. Balenciaga has been trying to distance itself from the controversial images, with Kim Kardashian, the brand ambassador, stating that she's considering her relationship with the fashion company that has given her countless stunning outfits, and commentators joining condemnation.

How disturbing Balenciaga adverts have a top fashion house hanging by a thread

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 30, 2022
The British Fashion Council's annual awards ceremony in London is a highlight for the top names in the industry, making it one of the most awaited events in the global fashion calendar. However, with just a few days remaining before this year's glittering red-carpet event at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday, a pall over proceedings has been cast, a shadow that has left both promoters and guests gnawing at their manicured nails. Demna Gvasalia, the creative director of luxury fashion company Balenciaga, who this week was among the dozen of finalists nominated to scoop a gong - no less - than others, who were tipped to scoop a gong -- not least because of the use of sexualised images of children and references to child pornography.

Balenciaga's designs are reminiscent of Belgian artist Michael Borremans' work

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 29, 2022
Borremans' work is consistently dark and bordering on the occult; in some of his drawings, he depicts stereotyped toddlers and headless models; Although Balenciaga is yet to disclose how one of his books came about during its Spring '23 campaign, it owed other props (namely a printout of a Supreme Court decision on child porn) to set designer Nicholas Des Jardins and North Six. But dailyMail.com will show other similarities between Balenciaga's designs and Borreman's. Borremans' 2013 painting The Angel, which depicts a woman in a pink jacket standing with her head down and her face largely covered in black tar-like paint, is perhaps the most startling.

Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia has been given a Special Award by Business of Fashion REVOKES

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 28, 2022
BoF had given Demna the Global VOICES Award, an award that had been previously given to the late designer Virgil Abloh, but BoF announced on Monday that it would no longer recognize him at its awards this week. Balenciaga and Demna, a 41-year-old Georgian native who previously designed for Vetements, were likely to be lauded at the festival.

Kim Kardashian was left red-faced after failing Demi Moore's advice

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2022
Kim Kardashian was left red-faced after name-dropping Demi Moore in a meeting with Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia, also known as Demna. Kim, 41, was getting ready to make her major fashion house runway debut with Balenciaga at Paris Couture Fashion Week on the season 2 finale of Hulu's The Kardashians. But she was reminded of some tips actress Demi Moore recently gave her while she was meeting Denma, but she mistook it for something else.

Kim Kardashian looks back on her cringey catwalk debut in 2006

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2022
Kim Kardashian reflected on her very first walk down the runway for Christian Audigier's Ed Hardy brand in 2006. Kim, 41, has long been a fan of Balenciaga, although she walked the runway for the fashion brand during Haute Fashion Week in Paris on Season 2 of Hulu's The Kardashians. Kim reflected on her Ed Hardy runway debut while preparing for the show and speaking with head Balenciaga designer Demna Gvasalia.

Kim Kardashian works her magic in sexy belted dress and Balenciaga shades

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 5, 2022
On Wednesday, Kim Kardashian brought experimental fashion to a whole new level. The beauty, 41, recreated her magic in a sexy belt dress that seemed to have been made by Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia in a series of sultry shots posted on her Instagram on Wednesday. With a slew of Balenciaga shades and a bouncing chic bun, she captured the edge factor.

Princess Mary's mother-in-law Margrethe of Denmark is now the ONLY queen in the world

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 13, 2022
Margrethe II of Denmark has become the world's only living queen with the death of Elizabeth II. Princess Mary, the 82-year-old mother of Australia's second longest reigning monarch, is also the second longest reigning monarch in the world, second only to Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. And the persona of the fun-loving Queen far cry from the stiff upper lip that is often associated with monarchy. She is often seen dining, smoking, and dressed in bold, vibrant outfits, with Vogue naming her 'an unsung style hero.'

Balenciaga's £195 earrings, which look like SHOELACES, were slammed by shoppers

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 29, 2022
Balenciaga, a French fashion house, has been accused of 'trolling' after it dropped its new unsusful accessory, a pair of earrings resembling shoelaces and costing £195. The criticism comes just weeks after the luxury brand unveiled its 'trash bag,' a leather handbag that seems to have been made in the style of a black bin liner. In a scathing takedown of the accessory, fashion commentator High Snobiety called the shoelace earrings 'too stupid to let lie.'

Balenciaga's Viral Rubbish Bag Costs Almost £1500, and People Are Confused

www.popsugar.co.uk, August 8, 2022
Balenciaga's autumn 2022 collection has garnered more attention in more ways than one. For example, take the Balenciaga caution-tape suit. Kim Kardashian sat in front row at the show in the look, which she couldn't walk in. She had to be pulled out of the catsuit altogether later in the game. Lizzo tried to dance on the set of an Elle UK cover shoot in the same style, but she couldn't do the robot due to the lack of movement. People are still confused about the Balenciaga garbage can. Kardashian gifted a black satchel that looked like a garbage bag on her Instagram Stories in March: a black satchel that Kardashian dubbed "a garbage bag." The design is now available in stores, with a price tag that matches the brand that introduced the original plastic garbage bag. .. .. you know, the one that was used for garbage.

At the Balenciaga Couture Exhibition, Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, and Christine Quinn Just Walked the Runway

www.popsugar.co.uk, July 7, 2022
It's one of the most popular times on the couture calendar, and Balenciaga's display did not disappoint. The runway, which was located at the brand's original 1937 couture atelier near the Champs-Élysées in Paris, was not only packed with some of the world's best models, but a group of familiar faces was on the catwalk with them on July 6th. Kim Kardashian's involvement in the show has long been suspected, as her brand love is no secret. Kardashian joined the label in February and has been sporting the designer's garb around Paris, so it was not surprising that she attended Demna Gvasalia's second couture show as creative director.