In other Balenciaga news, noticeably absent from Thursday’s front row was French Vogue editor in chief Carine Roitfeld and her team. They were barred from the show. “We’re blacklisted,” Roitfeld said with a shrug at Nina Ricci later in the day. “It’s too bad, it’s a beautiful house and it’s French. I hope that it’s not forever.” She noted Balenciaga no longer advertises in the magazine or lends it clothes, but stopped short of giving any reason for the rift. “Ask them,” she offered. A Balenciaga spokesman declined comment.
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ETA: I don't have a recent issue of Vogue Paris on hand...but can someone check to see exactly when Balenciaga ads stopped showing up in VP (Or if you're really ambitious, when Balenciaga samples stopped being used in editorials)? This is REALLY interesting.