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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Muir

Balenciaga launches first collection at Paris Fashion Week since advert controversy

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Spanish fashion house Balenciaga has made its first runway appearance following its controversial advert scandal last year.

In November, the fashion house found itself embroiled in controversy over two ad campaigns – one with a child model holding a “BDSM teddy bear”, and another featuring a Supreme Court decision on child pornography and a book about Michaël Borremans, a Belgian artist whose works includes castrated children.

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