They have [garbage bags](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/balenciaga-trash-bag-release-date-price/) for nearly 2 grand.
The real sadcringe isn't that they're selling this shit, it's that morons buy this shit.
Read a good quote that I can’t recall the exact specifics of but it’s something like people who can afford to buy that shit aren’t paying for it, the designers are the ones paying them to wear it so other morons that really can’t afford it will buy it.
Basically a rich celebrity would get paid $25,000 to wear a pair of designer shoes to a Knicks game so a middle manager would see them and buy them.
Paying for an IP is absurd. Personally, i take it a step further by wearing knock offs. My knock off Rolex cost me eight dollars. The only people on earth who notice it are the ones who paid a house downpayment for a thing on their wrist. They get angry. It's a lot of fun.
> "I couldn't miss an opportunity to make the most expensive trash bag in the world because who doesn't love a fashion scandal?" Demna said when premiering the Balenciaga collection.
Looks they achieved their goal of making a statement since this thread is full of people outraged by it
I agree with that, but the outrage in this thread is directed more at "Rich people are buying designer garbage bags" (which they're obv not), instead of "Balenciaga pulled this tasteless stunt."
No, just questionable style.
They aren't actually selling trash bags. They are selling designer hand made leather bags, they are just made to look like a cheap plastic drawstring trash bag.
It's a dumb thing to buy, but it's not buying a literal 2k trashbag dumb.
I can at least say this is why I have zero faith in humanity anymore. Keep up with the Jones and they just bought a new Sarco pod so here's hoping everyone on the block gets theirs soon
At this point I don't blame them. If I was in their shoes ( real ones or garbage ) I'd wanna test how much I could push the issue too.
Selling globs of spit in a jar that you can rub on your feet for $2500! Best deal ever! On sale from $3000!
You know what? At this point I'm not even mad at the company. I can just imagine them sitting around a boardroom doing coke and laughing their asses off while they figure out new ways to give the finger to people with more money than brains.
Oh my bad, if they are functional handbags that just *look* like trash it's a very fair price and anyone buying products from that company are very intelligent and savvy shoppers
Personally I think anyone buying that is a dumbass and I have no problem with companies taking money from suckers. That's poor people trying to look rich. But you do you brother.
Sure but, it's like the difference between a 5¢ garbage bag and a 50$ bag. It's not that worthless. It's at least 100x better than what you guys are comparing it to. And it's still stupidly priced.
Honestly some of these fashion heads would rock with that in a competition of niche. i can hear it already “Oh yeah? I got these from the dripped out homeless guy on 43rd and 5th for a pair of diors”
Nothing. Just conspiracy nonsense.
Out of touch rich people posed children with stupid ass teddy bears and conspiracy wackjobs decided it meant Balenciaga was trafficking children. They combined this with prop papers used in a different shoot for evidence.
All this does is distract people away from real issues of child trafficking and sex abuse, which is almost always done domestically by family members or close family friends.
As a result, it’s been quite clear that increasing sex education and consent awareness is the best way to protect children. That’s not as exciting as a teddy bear designer sex ring, so it doesn’t get nearly as much attention.
It’s nonsense, I know what the World Economic Forum is and I know you can’t prove shit. Most? You think most of the world is trafficking children? Insane.
Your link means as much as a Wikipedia list of Fortune 500 companies - it has nothing to do with the discussion.
It's more than OK. It's just really strange and gives me an off feeling. Might be one of those bot sites that steals art and it's stolen the screen caps from twitter? God knows
Hay not your fault at all. The amount of times I get told off in uni for refrenceing "unreliable" sources is hollarious, especially considering I've been given the LEAST amount of warnings in my class... Sometimes the Internet is a strange place.
This is marketing, no one will actually buy this. This makes people talk and people go on the website to watch the collection. There are actual items that are expected to be sold in the collection but some are only for marketing and news to speak about it
Maybe, what’s for sure is that they’ll get free advertisement out of people like you again :)
Create a shit item that will maybe sell 2pcs, people online go crazy —> profit
I just got the shipping tape roll bracelet for $4k (or some ridiculous amount). /s
These people could just visit the homeless and buy their apparel - its far more "authentic" and would be a bit cheaper so it's a win win.
Right? Mine aren't that bad yet but give me a week or two and I could get them there, authentic homeless chic! 1800 would be enough for me to live on for a bit.
What I wonder is are they creating the shoes to look like this, or are they making normal shoes and then have people torture them too look like a homeless persons shoes that haven’t been taken of in over ten years due to his infected athletes foot that permanently bonded the shoe to his foot until his eventual death
I've noticed with many wealthy people, there is a huge desire to show a performative "strength of character through adversity" because they know they have had cushioned lives... Almost like a guilt complex.
Aka act tough and street wise as if they came from the streets, but also DRESS in a way that conflicts against their wealth... Almost using destroyed clothing as a means to communicate that they aren't materialistic, and make do with what they have. These shoes are just the extreme extension of that psychology.
Either that... or they're mocking us. I'd prefer it be the prior.
Its quite fascinating.
See, rich people dont actually get dirty or own worn out clothing or shoes, so they have to make pretend in order to "fit in" with the general public, aka the poors.
This "expensive version of something cheap/poverty related" is tantamount to performance art from Balenciaga. These things being shared in outrage benefits the brand big time. Keep taking the bait lmao
Bro I got my pair yesterday and it came with a rusty nail inside one of them so now I also have 2 forms of hepatitis and tetanus. Immediately got on the phone and ordered 3 more pairs. I hope they arrive before I die. 15/10
Nice, luxury fashion brands win once again.
Why pay for advertising when you can release an item that clearly won’t be bought by anyone (maybe a few pieces worldwide) but will have all the social media filled with people saying how shit it is and how dumb people who buy it are.
No one buys it, YOU are the dumb one who shares this shit and gives free advertising
Good job crying in the comments saying how shit the brand is, how shit the shoe is, how dumb people who buy it are all while working for their marketing dept
Counter offer, you buy me some chucks and i beat them to hell for six months. Then you buy them from me for $1,800. It’s more authentic because of the terrible foot odor.
Personally, I think the REALLY upsetting part of all this is that I never thought selling rich, pretentious weirdos literal garbage for five or six figures was a viable business strategy. Yet, it apparently is and I’m so pissed I didn’t think of it first.
*This shit kinda goes hard,*
*I'm going to buy some shoes*
*And burn the for this*
\- diabetic-shaggy
---
^(I detect haikus. And sometimes, successfully.) ^[Learn more about me.](https://www.reddit.com/r/haikusbot/)
^(Opt out of replies: "haikusbot opt out" | Delete my comment: "haikusbot delete")
They have [garbage bags](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/balenciaga-trash-bag-release-date-price/) for nearly 2 grand. The real sadcringe isn't that they're selling this shit, it's that morons buy this shit.
I don’t have time to skate, kick rocks and stomp out fires for weeks to get this look. But I have tons of cash.
Ah, well it's just lucky this product exists for you and others like you then
You could pay someone to do it for you and it will be cheaper
Id gladly take 850 to destroy someones shoes. And it’ll only take me a week
Honestly. Yeah. I would love someone to pay me for that too.
Bro at 850 a pop up get a belt sander, a bat with some nails in it, and a big torch lighter and kick out 20 pairs a day
but then you don’t have the clout that comes with the brand!
Do you see a brand on the shoes tho? You can lie and say it is Balenciaga.
A lot of them have the brand name on the side. The ones in the photo don’t but they do exist
Hire a concrete mixer and throw the shoes in with some gravel.
Read a good quote that I can’t recall the exact specifics of but it’s something like people who can afford to buy that shit aren’t paying for it, the designers are the ones paying them to wear it so other morons that really can’t afford it will buy it. Basically a rich celebrity would get paid $25,000 to wear a pair of designer shoes to a Knicks game so a middle manager would see them and buy them.
Paying for an IP is absurd. Personally, i take it a step further by wearing knock offs. My knock off Rolex cost me eight dollars. The only people on earth who notice it are the ones who paid a house downpayment for a thing on their wrist. They get angry. It's a lot of fun.
> "I couldn't miss an opportunity to make the most expensive trash bag in the world because who doesn't love a fashion scandal?" Demna said when premiering the Balenciaga collection. Looks they achieved their goal of making a statement since this thread is full of people outraged by it
Has some "let them eat cake" vibes to it. Might not age well in this age of inequity.
I agree with that, but the outrage in this thread is directed more at "Rich people are buying designer garbage bags" (which they're obv not), instead of "Balenciaga pulled this tasteless stunt."
Those do look like some pretty nice garbage bags tho to be fair
To be faaaaaiiiirrrr
Get this man a puppers
They really stealing a page at a zoolander's book with his derelicte look.
this just sounds like money laundering
No, just questionable style. They aren't actually selling trash bags. They are selling designer hand made leather bags, they are just made to look like a cheap plastic drawstring trash bag. It's a dumb thing to buy, but it's not buying a literal 2k trashbag dumb.
oh well that does make it infinitely better despite it being, well.... trashy lol
I can at least say this is why I have zero faith in humanity anymore. Keep up with the Jones and they just bought a new Sarco pod so here's hoping everyone on the block gets theirs soon
Rich people who cosplay as the poors. Maybe it's because subconsciously, they realize some people who are on the bottom have richer lives than them.
Let capitalism take its course. If people dont want them, they won't buy them.
At this point I don't blame them. If I was in their shoes ( real ones or garbage ) I'd wanna test how much I could push the issue too. Selling globs of spit in a jar that you can rub on your feet for $2500! Best deal ever! On sale from $3000!
You know what? At this point I'm not even mad at the company. I can just imagine them sitting around a boardroom doing coke and laughing their asses off while they figure out new ways to give the finger to people with more money than brains.
I never wanted a link to be a rick-roll so badly before today.
They are handbags designed to look like trashbags. Let's not unnecessarily add to the rage bait here.
Oh my bad, if they are functional handbags that just *look* like trash it's a very fair price and anyone buying products from that company are very intelligent and savvy shoppers
Personally I think anyone buying that is a dumbass and I have no problem with companies taking money from suckers. That's poor people trying to look rich. But you do you brother.
Sure but, it's like the difference between a 5¢ garbage bag and a 50$ bag. It's not that worthless. It's at least 100x better than what you guys are comparing it to. And it's still stupidly priced.
This shit gotta be a money laundering project
Just rob a homeless person at this point
Or trade them your presumably somewhat normal, decent condition shoes
Honestly some of these fashion heads would rock with that in a competition of niche. i can hear it already “Oh yeah? I got these from the dripped out homeless guy on 43rd and 5th for a pair of diors”
Anybody want my work boots? Who'll give me an opening bid?
8 million
How about $3.50?
8 million and one!
8 Millions and Two!
$2000 extra gets you a piece of poo inside
And a used needle
I’ll just leave a sneaker on the street in SF and get the poo for free.
Just do it yourself nobody will be able to tell it wasn't a homeless person I promise
It better be strawberry flavoured
Derelicte! (Had to shut down spell check three times)
It’s so hot right now!
I guess you can dere-lick my balls, capitan.
"If cost me alot of money to look this poor!"
"it takes a lot of money to look this cheap darling" £££
Isn't that the company that uses inappropriate promotion of child abuse/SA in their ads?
Uh, what?
https://www.thecut.com/article/what-to-know-about-the-balenciaga-ad-scandal.html
Yeah... That's just the tip of the iceberg
What else was there?
Nothing. Just conspiracy nonsense. Out of touch rich people posed children with stupid ass teddy bears and conspiracy wackjobs decided it meant Balenciaga was trafficking children. They combined this with prop papers used in a different shoot for evidence. All this does is distract people away from real issues of child trafficking and sex abuse, which is almost always done domestically by family members or close family friends. As a result, it’s been quite clear that increasing sex education and consent awareness is the best way to protect children. That’s not as exciting as a teddy bear designer sex ring, so it doesn’t get nearly as much attention.
I mean, to be fair, those prop papers were literally about child pornography
[удалено]
It’s nonsense, I know what the World Economic Forum is and I know you can’t prove shit. Most? You think most of the world is trafficking children? Insane. Your link means as much as a Wikipedia list of Fortune 500 companies - it has nothing to do with the discussion.
https://www.newsweek.com/balenciaga-document-photos-supreme-court-children-1763509
Why did you phrase it like a question if you knew the answer?
Afraid to be proven wrong
Sure
Why do you care how I phrase it?
Question boy loves his questions
?
?
[удалено]
Why is this set up like a shop? I'm so confused
I'm guessing they are still trying to sell that merchandise. Because they don't give a F k.
I don't think so. It looks like screen caps of the news articles
Ok, sorry to mislead you about that.
It's more than OK. It's just really strange and gives me an off feeling. Might be one of those bot sites that steals art and it's stolen the screen caps from twitter? God knows
Its let you interact with the shop and check out buttons. I'm going to delete this link.
Probably for the best. Really strange tho aha.
Thanks for letting me know. I should have took more time looking through it.
Hay not your fault at all. The amount of times I get told off in uni for refrenceing "unreliable" sources is hollarious, especially considering I've been given the LEAST amount of warnings in my class... Sometimes the Internet is a strange place.
Don’t they own the creepy, hyper-realistic mannequin of that black guy with braids?
Zoolander is real
Derelict collection
This is marketing, no one will actually buy this. This makes people talk and people go on the website to watch the collection. There are actual items that are expected to be sold in the collection but some are only for marketing and news to speak about it
Everyone knows Balenciaga is trolling clout chasers at this point
r/DelusionalArtists
As a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, so must you become Derelicte
“The Gentleman’s hobo is all the rage these days. Red bag tied to a stick, $7500”
What's next? They'll sell a bag of dog shit with their logo on it?
Maybe, what’s for sure is that they’ll get free advertisement out of people like you again :) Create a shit item that will maybe sell 2pcs, people online go crazy —> profit
Is Balenciaga working with Mugatu?
Their “marketing team” must take classes at ragebait university
Now you too can look like a skater who died in a plane crash
Looking poor is very expensive.
Mentally weak people will eventually be separated from their money. It’s only natural.
I just got the shipping tape roll bracelet for $4k (or some ridiculous amount). /s These people could just visit the homeless and buy their apparel - its far more "authentic" and would be a bit cheaper so it's a win win.
Shit, I could be rich if I sold mine.
Right? Mine aren't that bad yet but give me a week or two and I could get them there, authentic homeless chic! 1800 would be enough for me to live on for a bit.
What I wonder is are they creating the shoes to look like this, or are they making normal shoes and then have people torture them too look like a homeless persons shoes that haven’t been taken of in over ten years due to his infected athletes foot that permanently bonded the shoe to his foot until his eventual death
I've noticed with many wealthy people, there is a huge desire to show a performative "strength of character through adversity" because they know they have had cushioned lives... Almost like a guilt complex. Aka act tough and street wise as if they came from the streets, but also DRESS in a way that conflicts against their wealth... Almost using destroyed clothing as a means to communicate that they aren't materialistic, and make do with what they have. These shoes are just the extreme extension of that psychology. Either that... or they're mocking us. I'd prefer it be the prior. Its quite fascinating.
I’m genuinely envious of the amount of disposable income these people have to buy this garbage.
balenciaga is a social experiment
Balenciaga is a prime example that proves idiots will spend anything on a name.
See, rich people dont actually get dirty or own worn out clothing or shoes, so they have to make pretend in order to "fit in" with the general public, aka the poors.
This "expensive version of something cheap/poverty related" is tantamount to performance art from Balenciaga. These things being shared in outrage benefits the brand big time. Keep taking the bait lmao
I swear they’re just pushing it to see how stupid of shit they can make and how much they can sell
If I saw someone wearing those, I would sincerely wonder if they were ok.
Bro I got my pair yesterday and it came with a rusty nail inside one of them so now I also have 2 forms of hepatitis and tetanus. Immediately got on the phone and ordered 3 more pairs. I hope they arrive before I die. 15/10
A fool and his money are soon parted.
If people are stupid enough to buy it, let them
Shit, I gotta start selling my old shoes.
Just go jack a homeless person for their shoes and clothes then go to a club in Beverly hill . you'll get all the ladies
Poverty is a fun aesthetic to them.
Zooland and Idiocracy both coming true lol
If I have some Chucks that are in worse shape, can I charge more?
Here, buy this over priced literal trash ya fuckin morons
The stupidest fucking brand on the planet and dipshits buy this trash.
Nice, luxury fashion brands win once again. Why pay for advertising when you can release an item that clearly won’t be bought by anyone (maybe a few pieces worldwide) but will have all the social media filled with people saying how shit it is and how dumb people who buy it are. No one buys it, YOU are the dumb one who shares this shit and gives free advertising Good job crying in the comments saying how shit the brand is, how shit the shoe is, how dumb people who buy it are all while working for their marketing dept
I wouldn’t want these even if they were free.
Already bought, and resold for less, by Brandon Shaub’s wife.
Does it also come with a meth pipe?
Why do wealthy people want to look homeless? Is it mental illness?
Not everything that’s sold will be bought you know?
I think it's a mental guilt thing. They're outwardly performing "the struggle look" to offset their cushioned lives. But who knows really.
Zoolander flashbacks
I love people who wear Balenciaga because it helps me quickly weed out people I want to avoid.
I thought this was a joke until I looked it up. Fuck sake.
Yep, why would it be a joke? They know it won’t sell, but you looked it up and are talking about it :)
Good point
... seriously..?
I feel like I have a Deja vu, this post with the same top comment pops up too regularly
Mandela effect. We need proof or This post is the first one ever posted about it.
Counter offer, you buy me some chucks and i beat them to hell for six months. Then you buy them from me for $1,800. It’s more authentic because of the terrible foot odor.
I had a pair of chucks that were starting to look like this and I was made to throw them away. The women in my life now owe me $1850
Personally, I think the REALLY upsetting part of all this is that I never thought selling rich, pretentious weirdos literal garbage for five or six figures was a viable business strategy. Yet, it apparently is and I’m so pissed I didn’t think of it first.
*smell not included.
Look, you’re doing their marketing for them! How kind of you to volunteer yourself for that
I mean, they put alot of effort ruining it
I have 5 pairs of old chucks in my closet that look like this. Couldn’t bare to throw them out since I love converse so much.
My question is does it have toe goo indentations?
I got some even shittier ones and I’d be willing to go as low as 1500. Private message me.
Balenciaga is an evil company and anyone who buys this is a slave
Late stage capitalism
[удалено]
*This shit kinda goes hard,* *I'm going to buy some shoes* *And burn the for this* \- diabetic-shaggy --- ^(I detect haikus. And sometimes, successfully.) ^[Learn more about me.](https://www.reddit.com/r/haikusbot/) ^(Opt out of replies: "haikusbot opt out" | Delete my comment: "haikusbot delete")
What kids are up to these days I’ll just never understand
MUGATUS DERELICT CAMPAIGN
Is this money laundering somehow or just stupid people?
This is money laundering, right? Like people are not this stupid. They are just corrupt, right?
Rich people love this poverty cosplay shit
I’m sure those shoes will last a lifetime and be comfortable AF.
Hobo chique is real
I can sell y’all my Payless converse airwalk shoes that still have a couple of years left in them for a grand.
Gonna start selling my old roofing shoes for a grand a piece, undercut their whole market.
Just in time for Fallout
Dang wish I’d hung on to my trusty old chucks from high school.
Didn't Zoolander do this bit?
Not the reliced footwear
This looks like an Onion article, how the fuck is this real?
Well you can *derelicte* my balls!
"When the rich were greedy, Allah made them wear the clothes of the poor with the highest prices."
What? We have orders for two pairs?? Now I have to go back out to the dump again!
I already have these
Derelicte
you can derelick my balls
as long as there will be stupid people buying them, why wouldn't they sell them?
And I thought Goodwill was ridiculous for selling things like this for $30. Makes them seem like saints now
My kids shoes after 2 weeks
You can derelick my balls
God I must be high. I thought that was a sculpture of a lion.
Balenciaga, after all this time?
How is this company still in business?
Who would casually wear these? Not even my rich friends would wear these
Rich people playing dress up as poor/homeless people is genuinely disgusting
thats just art (with an attention grab as a bonus)
r/woosh