Models walked down mud-caked runway debuting Balenciaga's newest line at Paris Fashion Week
Models walked down mud-caked runway debuting Balenciaga's newest line at Paris Fashion Week
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When they walked a mud-caked runway for the brand's Paris Fashion Week event, models at the Balenciaga spring/summer 2023 show encountered a problem.

The presentation, according to Vogue France, was held in Villepinte, a community on the Paris outskirts. For a special presentation from the fashion house, famous people including Kanye West, Kylie Jenner, Naomi Campbell, and Alexa Demie traveled to the French town.

To go along with the performance, the label's creative director sent a note. Apparently a "supporter" of creative director Demna Gvasalis on Instagram, the user shared a message from the designer on Sunday. Gvasalis claimed in the letter that he detests labeling, despite the fact that society and the fashion industry "enjoy doing so."

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"The set of this show is a metaphor for digging for the truth and being down to earth," Gvasalis wrote. "Let us let everyone be anyone and make love, not war." A request for comment from Insider was not immediately answered by Kering, the parent company of Balenciaga.

Balenciaga didn't send printed invitations; instead, participants received wallets. Not only were those invited to the runway event receive wallets, but they soon realized that they were loaded with other people's possessions. According to High Snobiety, the wallets contained money, a gym membership, credit cards, receipts, an ID bearing the name "Natalia Antunes" and a picture of a woman.

The woman has worked at Balenciaga for a very long period, according to the Guardian. The label issued a request for the wallet's recovery on Friday by tweeting a picture of a "lost" placard that included the presentation's date and time. "Lost wallet. If found, please return it at 11:30 a.m. CET on October 2nd. THANK YOU," the sign read.

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Balenciaga's Demna Gvasalia, better known by his moniker Demna, is renowned for his collectible invitations. According to HighSnobiety, the designer has in the past distributed bogus bills and laser-engraved iPhones for his events.

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