Vandals target Balenciaga stores: ‘Children r not sexual objects’


Balenciaga’s flagship stores are being targeted by vandals outraged by the celeb-favorite fashion house’s disturbing bondage-themed ads featuring young kids.

Photos taken late Tuesday show two store-fronts close to Balenciaga’s Beverly Hills store on Rodeo Drive covered in graffiti decrying the ads.

Both sides have large stick-figure drawings of upset-looking kids, with one side saying “Not 4 sex!!!” and the other “Children r not sexual objects.”

Earlier the same day, the under-fire company’s store on London’s exclusive Bond Street was daubed with “paedophilia,” using the British spelling, at least three times.

Street artist Joe Bloggs took credit after he was caught in the act as he stenciled the disparaging word onto the window.

A TikTok user shared video of him at work, writing: “POV: you’re walking through central London enjoying the lights and see Balenciaga getting [canceled].”

A store near Balenciaga’s Beverly Hills one was covered in graffiti decrying the fashion house’s BDSM ads.

Graffiti near Balenciaga's Beverly Hills store.
One side had the message “Children R not sexual objects.”

Graffiti near Balenciaga's Beverly Hills store.
The other side also had stick drawings of upset-looking kids, saying they are “not 4 sex!!!”

Balenciaga store in Beverly Hills late Tuesday as graffiti was found nearby.
The fashion house’s store on Rodeo Drive is just one targeted during the ongoing scandal.

“I did it due to the abhorrent photoshoots Balenciaga did and their associations with various… people including Lotta Volkova,” the so-called “luxury” vandal told Newsweek of the brand’s controversial stylist.

Street artist Joe Bloggs at work on Balenciaga's London store.
Street artist Joe Bloggs admitted to Newsweek that he was the man filmed writing “paedophilia” on Balenciaga’s London store.
IvoryFlourCakes/TikTok

The attacks follow escalating outrage at the ads, which feature young children holding dolls outfitted with BDSM garb as well as one with papers from a child pornography court ruling.

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The Kering-owned fashion house apologized Monday, writing: “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in the narrative.”

One of the troubling Balenciaga ads.
Balenciaga finally apologized Monday for the bondage-themed ads featuring young kids.
Jam Press/Balenciaga

“Our plush bear bags and the gift collection should have not been featured with children,” the company admitted, saying it “was a wrong choice by Balenciaga.”

Still, the protests have continued, with furious fashionistas destroying Balenciaga products and calling for boycotts — while also condemning celebs like Kim Kardashian for not disassociating from the brand.



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