Saint Laurent’s roller-skate campaign, displayed across Paris, sparked a major scandal. Posters were defaced and covered with protest stickers, while activists protested inside a Saint Laurent boutique. The campaign was subsequently shut down following intervention by France’s advertising watchdog.
The roller skates nevertheless reached stores; this palm tree pair was sold by The Webster in Miami, became an iconic, rare collector’s item, and is now available on dartinmeppert.com.