EXCERPT: MAY 22, 2022. BALENCIAGA - RESORT 2023. NEW YORK CITY. MODEL: Candice Swanepoel



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"...Demna hosting Balenciaga's Resort 2023 showing on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange seems fitting, at least from his antifashion stance, but Demna does skirt on that edge of contradiction, which is fine if one is honest in regards to their personal dispositions.  And it can be said, that it is better to be aware of their contractionary behavior, rather than deluded by its impression.   Such is the artist, who resides within the gray area of aesthetics, by commercializing those visual mediums, in her/his portrayal of a chaotic society, that by its definition is that contradiction.  As we wrangle with the moral and immoral on a daily bases.    And in lieu, it should be noted that Kering, the holding company of Balenciaga did extremely well during the height of the global pandemic with its share price peaking at 788 EUR, now with the global economy faltering as supply chains and inflation are pushing costs up, the price has since dropped to 450..."

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