Can Balenciaga Redeem Itself After Being Canceled?

[@debbieh9009]

All the devilish Satan crap in the campaign along with the kids with the bears, the court papers on the desk along with the book from the arthur known for sick drawings of children that are disturbing (to say the least), the one bloody lady with the bloody babies, the zombie catwalk...its just too much for me to ignore. I sold by Hourglass bag at a loss but so thankful I was able to sell it vs toss it. I needed my hard earn money back. Nice bag but oh well. I can't use it with a clear conscience.

[@Skyebright1]

I think Nicolas Ghesquière kept to the Balenciaga aesthetic and morals, I think hiring Denma was a mistake

[@dorotavarga9469]

I feel so disappointed with Balenciaga, my first “luxury” bag is hourglass, I was so attracted to the shape of the bag and the fact that Balenciaga was the first brand that addressed war in Ukraine (while all the rest carried on with the fashion week) made me believe there is some humanity in this brand. How wrong was I… this terrible scandal makes me so sad as I realized they have no values. I really hope they can redeem themselves but I fully agree, all those people, they have to go.

[@lorijw7886]

I agree with you Dacob! Whoever was responsible and signed off on the ad should have been fired immediately. I think they are hoping this will go away. I have noticed some people are starting to wear their Balenciaga pieces lately. Saw someone wearing their boots recently. They are probably trying to figure out how to get out of this situation in the best way possible.

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

This company should be burned down to the ground. I did my research and I was shocked! My mother was right all along - that place is vile.

[@matteositta1134]

They will but they shouldn’t. Cristobal decided to close his fashion house, the best decision would be to follow his will. There’s no coming back from a cp endorsement.

[@stephaniec4766]

I completely agree, this should absolutely still be news. I’ve seen/read a bunch of things that now have me feeling icky about Kering in general… Thank you so much for continuing to talk about/cover this. Hope you’re having a lovely time away!

[@SuperDacob]

Thank you Stephanie. I hope you are having a great day too 💖

[@flohough1870]

What happened was bad enough, but the way they handled it was cringeworthy. They have a lot of damage control to do, it's going to be a serious uphill climb. FYI, looking good Dacob, travel suits you!

[@Skyebright1]

agree

[@DenmarkScandinavia123]

Thank you for still talk about the Balenciaga issue, it's very important ❤🧡💚💜

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

I’m glad it’s being talked about. It’s bad.

[@SuperDacob]

🙏🏻💖

[@marit6164]

I think its unforgivable what Balenciaga did. I am looking at my bag and all I can see is kids being hurt. So sad.

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

Sexually hurt which is horrible.

[@lindapoppe8361]

Balenciaga…”Big mistake, Huge mistake!” Was never a fan of the brand but the ad campaign 💯 solidified my decision of never purchasing any of their products.

[@shopboy76]

Yes, totally agreed with u that they need to replace the entire creative team with a female designer! I don’t understand why Kering is hesitating to let Demna go. Perhaps the heads at Kering are the real problem, after all they hired Alexander Wang (who’s problematic too) before Demna!

[@SJ-vy5ji]

Women are highly involved in this stuff as well not just men, sometimes the women are the most evil because women are supposed to be less aggressive and soft compared to men, so when women are involved in this stuff it must mean their a wicked wicked bitch

[@AnUrbanGypsy]

It’s as if they have decided this brand will be the controversial one in their stable.

[@andreav2175]

Totally! Kering is worrying me as much as Balenciaga at this point. I can’t shake the icky feeling looking at Saint Laurent etc.

[@SummerofKittyLove]

I have an older pair of the sock sneakers and I don’t even want to touch them! Horrifying incomprehensible stuff going on.

[@niononion4363]

Nope. The safety of children is something I’m not willing to budge on-nope!!!! Cancel away!! By the way Dacob, you look FABULOUS. Stunning ⭐️

[@catnip4587]

Safety of children🙏🏼

[@10secondsofmylife]

replace the whole damn Demna team! what about Victoria Beckham? she seems to have been playing with Christobal-esque silhouettes and she could definitely not do worse than they doing now. i would like her take on this challenge

[@carissak8283]

Thats not the kind of thing you can just walk back on... They are not redeemable IMO

[@emeraldalba]

Erm...... NO! Not now. Not ever.

[@xoxoez]

“Balenciaga was the master of us all.” Christian Dior on Balenciaga. The house has to get back to its roots. Balenciaga can be redeemed.

[@emeraldalba]

@@xoxoez "Balenciaga WAS the master of us all" Not now. Not ever.

[@xoxoez]

@@emeraldalba All can be redeemed. Forgiveness is a virtue. And the management failings can be rectified with new management.

[@emeraldalba]

@@xoxoez How can you forgive that? I have forgiven a lot of things and I will forgive many more things, but not this, not when children are involved Do you have kids?

[@aliaelborai]

Thank you for not letting this be buried, I have been trying to find updates on the situation and it's really hard. So shady.

[@mikeyhong8]

When I see Balenciaga, all I have in my mind is Car Boot sale gear...

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

I think of those pictures Belenciaga shown us .. of the toddlers who were were naked and crying from limbs being cut off while Alive. I can’t accept that.

[@andreav2175]

Great points and ideas! I agree about the drastic, DRASTIC measures it would take now.

[@runarvollan]

Doesn't matter WHO put the cp court doduments under the purse. The question is what does cp have to do with Balenciaga?

[@Jessiestyle]

the only people who could save Balenciaga is Virginie Viard or can you imagine Phoebe Philo 😆?

[@SuperDacob]

Phoebe and Virginie together! And hire Björk as consultant. Haha

[@Jessiestyle]

@@SuperDacob 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Vivathediva]

Your earring is really pretty 🙂

[@SuperDacob]

Thank you Eva 🙏🏻💖

[@aliaelborai]

I think Demna and his whole team should absolutely be fired. The original Balenciaga is so so so incredible, it was revolutionary and it's quite interesting to see how they stay relevant nowadays. Demna destroyed the brand in my opinion. It is time for someone to step up and focus on really good minimal yet complex designs. Simple looking things are the hardest to design and Mr. Balenciaga had some incredible skills that changed the fashion world forever.

[@han_solo2001]

Whatever they do or aim to do. No, simply no. Everyone from head to toe involved in the thinking, developing, executing process needs to take their hat. In German we say "der Fisch fangt am Kopf zu stinken an", literally translates to, the fish starts to stink at the head. So meaning, EVERYone needs to step down. Balenciaga needs to return to their roots, bring in designers which understand the art of Design, french art of Designing, recandle the spirits from the past. Only with a great reset of their mindset , they may own people's respect and interest back. Chiiiii...

[@SuperDacob]

So well put Han. Thank you 🙏🏻💖 they really should change the entire team.

[@premeyumlife443]

Thanks for sharing about this my love. 🙏🏼😘😘😘Sandy

[@SuperDacob]

🙏🏻💖

[@Mommyingthis]

Nope. It’s disgraceful. Never will what happened with children be okay.

[@rv6984]

Lols, props to you for saying not "some gay guy". It's a certain type of gay guy that currently dominates in fashion... It's more about who you take drugs with and who you f**k... But yes, you've made a good call on it being a woman. It is almost in need of someone like Phoebe Philo - not sure if she's a mother though (not Googling it at this instant!)

[@DaniOchannel]

Yeah I think it's too late..too much time has passed. It feels like they are hoping it will blow over. Shame...

[@1coco378]

Looks like they don’t care . They haven’t been friendly on the prices since their scandal

[@mariaantwan7479]

CANCEL!!!!

[@MelissaAdams-Wade]

Who would actually accept the position? I can't imagine that many people are lining up for the job.

[@paulmahoney6313]

absolutely not not now not never it's too serious what they've done as a brand to ever be forgiven it shouldn't even be a question in people's minds whether to even think about purchasing Balenciaga ever again .

[@jwychau]

Redeeming yourself insinuates they have done the work towards redemption … none of which happened … so it’s a hard NO… it’s flagrant and obnoxious and evil quite frankly.

[@Skyebright1]

agree they haven't done anything to change the brand

[@kippykippyphoebe9203]

But didn't the parents of the kids in that campaign on the set were the ones who offered up their kids as the models?

[@Skyebright1]

yes one of the fathers defended the campaign

[@Skyebright1]

yes one of the fathers defended the campaign

[@thecervantes7471]

Totally agree with you 👍🏼

[@_Tracy_B]

If they had let the team go right away then yes. But now there's no way to come back. I only have one Balenciaga piece a bracelet, which I absolutely adore. But I can not bring myself to wear anymore. I'm also sad that companies like the real real that were quick to cut others off have not done the same for Balenciaga.

[@Skyebright1]

agree I think the silence and nothing being done makes me think Kering and Balenciaga aren't taking this seriously

[@LulaWestLuxe]

No. Let Balenciaga the brand die. It’s become so far removed from its history and heritage. Even with a new team, it’s too late IMO.

[@velmasmith4604]

And it will still be Balenciaga just be under a different name.

[@Skyebright1]

agree Zara Justina, I think the Nicolas Ghesquière era was good

[@SuperDacob]

It was a good era

[@kippykippyphoebe9203]

Neeeeveeerrrrrr! NO! NO! NO.

[@krys1933]

Great video and I am still waiting for accountability.

[@remarkablegoat431]

Not at all!!!!!! how dare they try something seriously dumg and evil and hope they will be okay and be accepted. whoever wears Balenciaga knowing what they did, all should all go to HELL!

[@Joleenzy]

Can you make a video about Yayoi Kusama? You mentioned her being racist in another video and I’m very curious about it. Other people maybe as well ❤

[@hollygrace6814]

Balenciaga is redeemable, for Cristobal's sake. Demna is not. Not ever.

[@alexsnezh]

14:24 That's called a projection.

[@jasmin.Mason1990]

Hi Dacob, I've always loved Balenciaga's handbags and the brand, the brand to me is luxury (in my opinion). Last year I purchased the Le Cagole small shoulder bag in black, I love it, and not ashamed to wear it or keep it. I still have another couple on my wishlist for this year, the Neo Cagole City Lambskin Leather Tote Bag in black and in grey. The campaign was quickly corrected by the brand, I feel every brand at one point or another has made mistakes they wish they never did. Also on another thought I've been having, trying to cancel and destroy hate with more hate is never the answer or fix all. I have a amazing sales associate that helped me last year with my first Balenciaga purchase and he is one of the kindest people I've ever met. He feels very sad at what has happened but still loves waking up every morning and coming to work for the brand he loves. The company treats their employees well and fairly. Whenever I am at the mall I go and visit with him and check on his mental well being, because people are so quick to be cruel to the sales staff that had nothing to do with that campaign. I also didn't have anything to do with that campaign so I feel I don't need to feel ashamed to wear the bag I love. Jasmin

[@knickknackchaddywack]

A bit off-topic, but the minute you mentioned Virginie VIard, I wondered how she would do at Givenchy - I immediately think of Givenchy's ties with the silver screen, i.e. his ties with Audrey Hepburn's early career; I wonder how her costuming background would play out in that setting.

[@SuperDacob]

Virginie at Givenchy could be great

[@catnip4587]

I’ve loved my City bag but now can’t in good consciousness carry it. However I am not going to get rid of it. For now staying on stop shelf of closet

[@Skyebright1]

yeah I'm sad Nicolas Ghesquière's creations are getting dragged into this

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

I couldn’t keep any of these in my home. No.

[@101therealest]

I will never support Balenciaga after what they have done haha No

[@aliaelborai]

OH MY GOD - I KNOW - WHAT ABOUT PHOEBE PHILO AS BALENCIAGA'S NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR ?! Please tell me you're on board with that

[@aliaelborai]

Oh you guys are just mentioning that hehe. Okay I'm late to the party :')

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

I'm so happy I never bought into the Demna hype either.

[@kari8088]

You go Dacob 🥰

[@SuperDacob]

Thank you Kari 🙏🏻💖

[@vanessalambert4286]

Puerto Rico has many good fashion designers. I have two friends that are famous designers here and my cousin Rafy Soto is famous designer in Florida, oh and my daughter studied fashion design

[@christianbrown85]

Hi again🤗

[@Fiona_Gubatan]

I don’t think your suggestion sounds tacky at all. It is very sound advice!!

[@maggiehuang5049]

What do you mean Virginie Viard?😂 I thought you like what she’s doing in Chanel. Though personally I would love Chanel to have a new designer.😅😅😅 So it would be great for me if she goes to Balenciaga.😅

[@SuperDacob]

Haha, well, she is not the best designer for Chanel in my opinion. She is repetitive and bland in many ways but its ok but I would also prefer someone else at chanel.

[@drplatanito]

Carolina Herrera 👀

[@jamesward4191]

NO

[@gissibelmar]

Mmmmm N O

[@shikmabonfil286]

😊

[@SuperDacob]

🙏🏻💖

[@JosiasNewYork]

Are we condemning the brand or the creative team? Is not like the founder of the brand is still alive, the question should be directed to Demna in my opinion.

[@SimpleLifeAlways81]

We are condemning all of it. It’s got PEDOPHILES all over their products.

[@andreav2175]

I understand that but esp. with this much time having passed, B management and ownership has stamped their approval of what Demna is doing. The CD doesn’t act alone these days. IFF they kick him out and clean house, that’s where discussions of the brand itself open up.

[@orangeblossom1769]

Nope.

[@slow555]

LOL Virginie Viard hehehe So dumb! Why not Vivienne ? Demna forever!

[@SuperDacob]

Because Vivienne passed away

[@vanessalambert4286]

They need to close and reopen with new positive vibes, something like total oposite.

[@SuperDacob]

I agree

[@toms_garage]

#gaytoo

[@deprimes2000]

Buhu