Luxury Spanish fashion house Balenciaga unveiled the second installment of its ongoing unnamed marketing campaign, this time delivering a series of Stef Mitchell-shot photographs featuring a variety of celebrities, most notably, Kim Kardashian.
According to the label, the campaign will be comprised of several phases that will be released throughout the winter season, all of which will showcase exclusive "friends" of the brand -- Kim Kardashian, Isabelle Huppert, Marie Agnès Diene, and more -- in their causal home environments. For example, Isabelle Huppert is shot at her home in Paris, while Kim Kardashian is featured lounging in her Calabasas house. Of course, all of the celebrities are featured sporting the latest Balenciaga attire and ready-to-wear accessories
Star-Studded Fashion Campaigns
Balenciaga Launches New Campaign Starring Kim Kardashian
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