Apparel and accessories
May 24, 2018
Balenciaga has seen a rise in popularity under Demna Gvasalia. Image credit: Balenciaga
By Sarah Jones
VENICE, Italy – While an unconventional move, Kering-owned Balenciaga’s choice of designer Demna Gvasalia as its creative director has helped the brand become the hottest label in fashion.
{"ct":"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","iv":"0a997a56b7e275aaa54e7db35f9919c0","s":"89ece8ca99be2036"}
Share your thoughts. Click here