DEMONS IN BONDAGE
Spanish fashion house Balenciaga got an unexpected response to two of its recent, spectacularly ill-advised advertising campaigns; one which featured small children holding teddy bears in bondage wear, and another where handbags were photographed on top of legal documents relating to laws against distributing child abuse images. These led to widespread accusations that the label was promoting and supporting child abuse. Inevitably, eagle-eyed social media posters went a step further and scrutinised Balenciaga’s campaigns in detail, finding what they believe to be “demonic symbols” hidden in these and other photographs. A summary in a TikTok video from music producer Marc Baigent points out “a child’s drawing of the Devil” behind a boy in one shot and a “random black hood, perfectly placed and tied, resembling a Satanic cult” on the floor beside him. He is wearing
