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Amber Raiken

Balenciaga creative director Demna issues apology amid campaign ad scandal: ‘I need to learn from this’

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Balenciaga’s creative director, Demna Gvasalia, has issued an apology amid a massive scandal over the fashion house’s recent controversial ad campaigns involving children.

The 41-year-old fashion designer, simply known as Demna, took to Instagram on Friday to issue a statement about the two ads, which have been facing immense backlash. He expressed his regrets about including children in the campaigns and acknowledged that it wasn’t appropriate to do so.

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