The bear originated when a fan threw it on stage at a 1D concert in May 2014; someone (or multiple people) on tour kept the bear, added duct-tape bondage gear, and set it next to various pieces of stage equipment at future concerts where it was visible to fans.

Balenciaga said in its latest apology on Instagram: “We strongly condemn child abuse; it was never our intent to include it in our narrative … Balenciaga reiterates its sincere apologies for the offence we have caused.However, as noted by many critics, the stuffed bears appeared to be accessorised with bondage and BDSM gear, such as studded leather harnesses and collars with locks.

In a separate statement addressing the campaign featuring court documents, which was for a Balenciaga Adidas collaboration, Balenciaga also apologised, and said it was “taking legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items for our Spring ‘23 campaign photoshoot”.Harris County, Texas is where 1D had filmed their Drag Me Down video a couple weeks previous, so fans felt that this library book was another clue connecting the bears to the band members. Larries speculated that these two events -- the bears missing the concert and the pregnancy announcement -- were related. Arguments for the band member theory included the fact that it had to be someone traveling with the band to be able to put the bears up every show. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. And just because it’s a curious fact: From those 68 props I was able to track down, 25 were from Build-A-Bear.

At that time, most fans thought it was a fun mascot for the Where We Are tour that showed queer acceptance and supported queer fans. Larries speculated that Harry tweeting "I have this some of the time" [98] shortly after the profile picture change was not a coincidence.

I don’t know Harry tumblr well enough to find a meticulous tagger but the date function on a couple Harry blogs gave no sign that he was papped with ice cream on August 26th, in fact all I could find was 2014, 2013, May 2015, and Sept 2015, although I obviously could have missed something. It’s ridiculous to think ANY crew member could be setting up these elaborate bear scenes every night and 1D not only wouldn’t know about it but also would just be like ok, cool, you do you.

Find Bondage Bear-inspired gifts and merchandise printed on quality products one at a time in socially responsible ways. We are talking about almost one thousand dollars being spent on RBB and SBB, and like only on half of the items (60 from 180, that’s less than half actually). A couple of dates during the Asia leg did not feature the bear, which was thought to be due to the size of the stadiums (too small to fit the equipment RBB was normally on).Balenciaga said earlier this week it was taking measures to boost oversight of projects, without providing details. The first real hug in a long time and the first time RBB tweets something with text, not just images. Rbbsbbofficial rbb residence, you mean louis and harry's house, Archived version, tweet by dubadduloml, 12 December 2015. citation needed] [147] even though it was a reference to a well-known Taylor Swift song, Harry had indeed just turned 22, and other 1D members had also referenced the song on their own 22nd birthdays [148] [149]. Larries hypothesized a link with the fact that, on August 20, Louis had liked a picture of Little Mix performing, and that Louis had arrived back in the UK on August 22.