Current:Home > MyRobert Brown|Kim Kardashian becomes Balenciaga's brand ambassador two years after fashion label's controversy -Streamline Finance
Robert Brown|Kim Kardashian becomes Balenciaga's brand ambassador two years after fashion label's controversy
Charles Langston View
Date:2025-04-10 11:41:38
After Kim Kardashian cut ties with Balenciaga in 2022 following backlash in response to a campaign depicting children in questionable light,Robert Brown the beauty brand billionaire is now the face of the luxury fashion house.
"The Kardashians" star, who has worn the Balenciaga to the Met Gala and walked in one of their Paris Fashion Week shows, was named brand ambassador of the longstanding French fashion house Monday.
"For several years now, Balenciaga's designs have been a part of my many looks – and some of my most iconic fashion moments. This historic fashion house embraces modernity, craftsmanship and takes an innovative approach to design under Demna," Kardashian said Monday in a statement shared on her Instagram Story.
"For me, this long-standing relationship is built on mutual trust and a commitment to doing what's right. I'm excited about this next chapter for the brand and to become their ambassador," Kardashian continued.
The news comes two years after Kardashian cut ties with Balenciaga in Nov. 2022 and released a statement on a company campaign, which drew widespread criticism for referencing child pornography and featuring child models alongside fetish imagery.
More:Balenciaga outlines organizational changes after campaign backlash, 'outraged' Kim Kardashian
The media mogul and mom of four said she was "shaken" by the campaign's "disturbing images."
"I have been quiet for the past few days, not because I haven't been disgusted and outraged by the recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak to their team to understand for myself how this could have happened," Kardashian wrote at the time. "The safety of children must be held with the highest regard, and any attempts to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society — period."
"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," she continued.
Balenciaga co-founder also addressed the campaign in a separate statement on Instagram at the time.
"As much as I would sometimes like to provoke a thought through my work, I would NEVER have an intention to do that with such an awful subject as child abuse that I condemn," he said in part in a statement posted to Instagram.
Kardashian added at the time that she planned to reevaluate her professional relationship with Balenciaga.
Contributing: Edward Segarra
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Why do some police lie? Video contradicting official narrative is 'common,' experts say
- USWNT drops to historic low in FIFA rankings after World Cup flop, Sweden takes No. 1 spot
- Man dies after NYPD sergeant hurls cooler, knocks him off motorbike; officer suspended
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- Russian court extends U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention by 3 months, state news agency says
- Flash mob robbery hits Los Angeles mall as retail theft task force announces arrests
- Charges dropped against man accused of fleeing police in a high-speed chase that killed a bystander
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Jury awards $3.75M to protester hit by hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police in 2020
Ranking
- Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
- Lakers set to unveil Kobe Bryant statue outside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
- UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
- Estonia’s pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband’s indirect Russian business links
- Jury selection set for Monday for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
- Good karma: Washington man saves trapped kitten, wins $717,500 from state lottery
- San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suárez suspended for 10 games using banned sticky stuff
- Virginia lawmakers say they have deal on ‘major components’ of budget, including rebates, tax cuts
Recommendation
Kehlani Responds to Hurtful Accusation She’s in a Cult
Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field
NASCAR at Daytona summer 2023: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for Coke Zero Sugar 400
The Secrets of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's Inspiring Love Story
Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
One Direction's Liam Payne Hospitalized for Bad Kidney Infection
High cholesterol contributes to heart disease. Here's how to lower it.
Trump campaign promotes mug shot shirts, mugs, more merchandise that read Never Surrender