Balenciaga announces end of relationship with Kanye West
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French fashion house Balenciaga has announced it will be cutting ties with Kanye West.
The decision was revealed by Balenciaga’s parent company Kering, which said in a statement to WWD: “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist.”
The move comes after West, who has recently found himself embroiled in controversy over a number of antisemtic remarks, opened Balenciaga’s summer 2023 show earlier this month.
During the Paris fashion show, which saw West make his modelling debut, the rapper walked down a mud-splattered runway in a security guard-style jacket, leather trousers and a baseball cap, over which he pulled a hood. West completed the look with a branded mouthguard.
As noted by WWD, the image of West has since been removed from Balenciaga’s website.
The move comes despite a lenghty relationship with West and Balenciaga artistic director Demna, with who the rapper collaborated with earlier this year for his Yeezy line with Gap.
The Independent has contacted Balenciaga and a representative for West for comment.
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