The Characters Campaign

The Characters Campaign

Launching October 24th, 2024, Balenciaga’s latest series of character studies captured by Nadav Kander continues, with portraits of brand ambassador Kim Kardashian holding the Bel Air Bag in both its original and Hobo styles. The line is named for an historic Los Angeles enclave that is widely known for its glamorous denizens.
Each star of this campaign depicts a sensational version of herself, posing in a studio against a blank backdrop.
The Bel Air’s logo-engraved twist lock joins two clasped belts across its front in a deceptively relaxed and versatile design. Its naturally smooth leather’s finer qualities are emphasized with a hand-painted transparent matte finish. A strong construction, lined with soft Nappa, gains a grained patina over time, with the intention of becoming a long-lasting object, to be passed down over generations.


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The Characters Campaign

Launching July 18th, 2024, a new Balenciaga campaign features brand ambassadors Isabelle Huppert and Kim Kardashian, as well as actress Naomi Watts, holding the iconic Rodeo Bag in a series of photographs by Nadav Kander.
Each star shows a facet of herself by creating a character study, sitting in a simple chair on a white seamless. She is dressed in signature Balenciaga ready-to-wear: hybrid garments, kick silhouettes, evening dresses, and Knife stilettos.
In the hands and laps of these characters sit the Rodeo Bag, crafted in exquisite calfskin with a matte finish. Its singular construction, versatile closure system, pre-worn accordion pleats, softened piping, and raw edges evoke the relaxed sensation associated with a favorite item worn daily or an heirloom passed between generations.


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The Characters Campaign

On October 8th, 2024, Balenciaga launches the latest chapter of a character study featuring brand ambassador actress Michelle Yeoh and actress Naomi Watts. The new campaign, photographed by Nadav Kander, spotlights Balenciaga’s iconic Le City Bag—first introduced in 2001 and brought back today as a reconstituted classic.
The celebrated actresses play a sensational version of themselves in an auditionlike atmosphere. A simple chair on a blank backdrop allows for a theatrical threequarter turn toward the audience. Each one holds a small top handle Le City Bag in optic white, adorned with a personalized assortment of charms that emphasizes its maximalist approach.
The new bag line, available in Balenciaga stores worldwide and on balenciga.com, combines the most enigmatic elements of several vintage Le City styles, culminating in a hand-assembled 25-panel multi-layered and lined piece, its reinforced corners decorated with signature metal buckles and thimble-shaped studs. Some of its many zippered pockets are strung with leather laces, another of the line’s hallmarks; its hinged handles are finished with braided leather.


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