Lotta Volkova

Lotta Volkova said about her mother: "She loved post-punk, the early eighties, the era of alternative rock, so I grew up in that atmosphere."

[3] It was her mother who instilled in Lotta a love of fashion - she took her twelve-year-old daughter with her on shopping trips to London and Tokyo.

"[4] Early in her life she lived in an isolated region of Russia, and the internet was an important tool for her to find information.

[10] In 2022, a controversial ad campaign by Balenciaga was heavily criticized for its depiction of children holding BDSM-themed teddy bears, as well as for featuring text from the federal statute the United States v. Williams (2008).

[11] Volkova received significant criticism for her involvement with the brand, as well as for previous Instagram posts she shared which depicted gothic and occult-themed photographs and artwork.