Russian influencers cut up their luxury bags because Chanel stops selling to Russians
Created: 04/09/2022, 19:40
By: Alica Plate
Russian influencers cut up their Chanel bags © Screenshot/Instagram/amazing_marina/victoriabonya
Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, a number of companies are also taking action.
Including Channel - after the luxury brand had already closed all branches in Russia, they are now also stopping sales to Russian customers.
An incomprehensible decision for a number of influencers.
The war between Russia and Ukraine continues - a situation that has not only cost the lives of numerous people, but also forced many to flee.
Since then, various companies have also drawn extreme consequences and canceled all cooperation with Russia.
Luxury label Chanel is now joining.
But that's exactly what gets a number of Russian influencers so upset that they cut up their designer bags in front of the camera.
After luxury label closed branches in Russia: Channel stops selling to Russian customers
"I've never seen a brand that treats its customers as disrespectfully as Chanel does," says Victoria Bonya on Instagram.
The reason for her anger: Chanel not only recently closed its 17 boutiques in Russia, but is now taking more far-reaching consequences.
The luxury label is now also restricting sales to Russian customers who live abroad.
For this, the label asks that the customers in question confirm their main residence outside of Russia and acknowledge that they will not wear the luxury goods in Russia.
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Russian influencers cut up their luxury bags because Chanel stops selling to Russians
A decision that Victoria Bonya, who is Russian by birth but lives in Monte Carlo, sees as extremely disrespectful, which is why she now cut up her designer bag in front of the camera and thus sent a clear signal.
But she doesn't seem to be alone in her opinion.
moderator
Marina Ermoshkina joined Instagram and also happily snipped away.
“For us - Russian girls - it doesn't matter to have Chanel in our lives.
We have always been the face of this brand, we were the ones who wanted to buy a bag of this brand since we were children.
And we did.
But no bag, no thing is worth my love for my homeland, not my respect for myself.
I am against Russophobia, I am against a brand that supports Russophobia,” she makes clear at the beginning of her video, then grabs the hedge trimmer and cuts up her luxury bag.
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