{"id":28177,"date":"2021-07-01T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T15:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=28177"},"modified":"2021-07-01T15:41:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T15:41:04","slug":"balenciagas-deletes-instagram-feed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/balenciagas-deletes-instagram-feed\/","title":{"rendered":"So, What Happened To Balenciaga’s Instagram Feed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First<\/span>, it\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0Bottega<\/span>\u00a0Veneta<\/span><\/a>, then it\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0Jean Paul\u00a0Gaultier<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u2014and\u00a0now\u00a0Balenciaga<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0the latest fashion brand to\u00a0wipe<\/span>\u00a0it’s Instagram feed clean.\u00a0What does this\u00a0mean<\/span>?<\/span>\u00a0That\u00a0part<\/span>,\u00a0we<\/span>‘re\u00a0still<\/span>\u00a0unclear and confused on\u00a0Balenciaga<\/span>‘s\u00a0apparent reason.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>As<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>‘ve\u00a0<\/span>seen<\/span>\u00a0with previous brands, this could signal them\u00a0<\/span>employing<\/span>\u00a0the no-marketing marketing approach (cough cough Bottega), a relaunch, or potentially an\u00a0<\/span>end<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span>era<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0anxiously wait to\u00a0<\/span>gather\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0exactly is going on over at\u00a0<\/span>Balenciaga<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0can’t help but\u00a0<\/span>naturally wonder\u00a0<\/span>what<\/span>\u00a0creative director\u00a0<\/span>Demna<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gvasalia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0up his\u00a0<\/span>sleeves<\/span>\u00a0now.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The\u00a0end<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0an\u00a0era<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0Balenciaga<\/span>\u00a0is improbable\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0iconic brand\u00a0is undoubtedly having a huge moment right now.<\/span>\u00a0This past April,\u00a0Gucci<\/span>‘s creative director Alessandro Michele famously “hacked” the luxury fashion house during his\u00a0Gucci<\/span>\u00a0Aria<\/a> show\u2014<\/span>earning<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0catchy<\/span>\u00a0nickname of “Gucciaga<\/span>” among\u00a0loyal fans.<\/span>\u00a0And\u00a0in June<\/span>,\u00a0Gvasalia<\/span>‘s struck back by\u00a0incorporating<\/span>\u00a0Gucci<\/span>‘s\u00a0codes<\/span>\u00a0in a\u00a0physidigital<\/span>\u00a0show.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0brand<\/span>\u00a0has\u00a0additionally\u00a0had<\/span>\u00a0a recent hand in a\u00a0couple<\/span>\u00a0of successful partnerships this\u00a0year<\/span>\u00a0so far.<\/span>\u00a0Including a\u00a0collab<\/span>\u00a0with Crocs<\/span>\u00a0(yes<\/span>, I’m\u00a0talking<\/span>\u00a0about the\u00a0infamous<\/span>\u00a0croc<\/span>\u00a0stiletto hybrid<\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0and drag superstar\u00a0RuPaul<\/span>\u00a0on a curated Apple Music playlist and\u00a0merchandise<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0For\u00a0<\/span>now<\/span>, I\u00a0guess<\/span>\u00a0we have no choice but to\u00a0wait and\u00a0<\/span>see<\/span>\u00a0what\u00a0comes<\/span>\u00a0from the dynamic brand.<\/span>\u00a0We’ll be\u00a0setting<\/span>\u00a0our\u00a0Instagram\u00a0<\/span>notifications<\/span>\u00a0and staying tune as the\u00a0story<\/span>\u00a0develops\u00a0further<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Until then, rewatch the\u00a0Balengiaca<\/span>\u00a0Spring-Summer<\/span>\u00a02022 runway show, “Clones” below:<\/span><\/p>\n