Using their voices. As Balenciaga continues to face backlash over an ad for its Spring/Summer 2023 collection, celebrities are speaking out against the brand — and taking action.Jason Aldean‘s wife, Brittany Aldean, shared her perspective via Instagram on Wednesday, November 30.
The 34-year-old North Carolina native uploaded — and subsequently deleted — a photo of herself holding bags full of Balenciaga products and seemingly tossing them in the garbage. “It’s trash day @balenciaga,” she captioned her post.Brittany’s social media activity comes shortly after the fashion brand issued a public statement regarding the campaign for its upcoming line.
The ad featured children holding purses — which were designed to look like teddy bears in BDSM-inspired apparel — while surrounded by other Balenciaga items.
In additional pictures, which did not include the kids, seemingly showed some pages from a Supreme Court case on child pornography.The controversial marketing prompted an uproar on social media, and the brand pulled the images amid the scandal. “We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused.
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