Brand Spotlight: Balenciaga - Topic of the day 11/18/24
Founded in 1919 by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Balenciaga has managed to be a noteworthy presence in the fashion industry, be it through their clothes, designers, noteworthy relationships with celebrities, contentious advertising or its impact on trends at large. You more than likely have an opinion of Balenciaga, so feel free to share it here.
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never heard of em, next.
Ah yes, the trash bag label.
Current incarnation is good
she ba on my lenci until i go agagagagaga
Previous was too
balenci couture shows are really cool
Of the 3 Kering labels I can remember on the top of my head… Gucci, YSL and Balenciaga, it’s a 3rd for me. It just seems like a rather silly brand to me.
these coats and scarf that look like they are blowing when static are really impresive
They have cool stuff
love me some balenciaga
Denma the goat
He's a person not a goat
Bait
is this genuine
Personally think Balenciaga is infinitely more interesting than current YSL or Gucci though. Even if I wouldn't wear a lot of it and Denma seems to be fashion kryptonite.
Vaccarello ysl defender has logged on
I disagree
However you are entitled to your opinion
It's definitely overhyped and blown out of proportion but they have made some incredible items over the past years. Those items never really get put in the spotlight though as there are so many 'meme' items that are more talked about and get shown off more often
Perhaps it's due to lack of exposure but when I think of YSL it's more...
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Balanciaga?:
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This is exactly what gv is talking about lol
It's probably the most difficult brand to justify the prices from. I have two coats in my room rn that I am trying to sell for a friend and while they are certainly unique, the materials and tailoring are way too simple to justify the retail prices
It is a social experiment and it is the result of ostentatious consumption. its questioning what luxury is
Let us meet with pistols at dawn and settle this properly.
Balenciaga's real issue is their good clothes are too scary for 90% of people
balenciaga tailoring
mmmmmm
idk, I feel like it caters to a certain audience and they are super fans. I've seen people who shouldn't, but did drop 10k in the balenci store
It’s much easier to draw in a ysl suit than in the 16xl balenci hoodie I got this
it's these whale customers that keep coming
Ya but you might miss them entirely in the 16xl hoodie
Hmm true actually
If chopper has the balenci armor on that could also present a problem
Tbf I only have 2 items from YSL and 1 from Gucci that I've not been able to verify if it's real or not
Although I think that stuff is plastic
balenciaga acts as the most efficient litmus test for if im going to take your opinions on fashion seriously or not.
sam i cant handle this totd AND a sam legit check moment
im gonna lose my fucking mind
tag looks off i don't think it should have the white line on the side
sam is about to be like i got it from the charity shop for one pence and then that one blob emote
It was from a second hand shop, it was gifted to me actually,
£20
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sam this was not an opportunity to answer earnestly 😭
What lol
Sam at this point you should assume that your preconceived notions about major labels are largely uniformed and should use threads like this as an opportunity to learn more about the reality of them rather than the perception of those outside of the fashion sphere
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anyway let me give my actual answer instead of just tweaking: balenciaga is popular and dominant in the fashion world for a reason, it's one of the most interesting labels in recent history and denma has transformed the fashion landscape. it has pretty goated runway and its rtw, while oversaturated, is iconic and interesting variance across the brand
their shapes and fits are so iconic and gude
best shaped boots in the high fashion world no argument
and i do think it's an interesting look at how luxury is evolving. it's not a game of scarcity or even price (for luxury consumers) anymore, but rather a sort of irony of being in the know. balenciaga thrives on being unapproachable to the average consumer because being ~in~ on balenciaga is the exclusivity that they sell
it's stupid it's meta it's also just objective brilliant god i wish i could bounce on it just once denma pLEASE
i think the kiss heels have a spot for best boot shapes but otherwise i agree
honestly i have heels and boots in different categores in my mind
Noooooo so many better Rick boots please
also that
:nooooo: but i think they are neat
ur probably right tho im not a rick head
anyway back to balenci
look up some of his older heels, like the scorpio or viscious heels
a lot more subtle but also really pretty
Off topic but kiss heels are a sirens song for people approaching more avant fashion
Bad take
Brick rate with kiss heels is basically 95%
I’m the 5%
it's a good take
Soon
Please
strike boots are by and far the best military boot in the game rn
You’re causing me physical pain
yeah no for sure, i dont think i would wear them i just think the shape is iconic
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Da hell
Sam joyous at my discomfort
anyway on heeled boots i would kill bishop for those tabis if they were my size
I wouldn’t because they don’t go into my wardrobe well and also bishop is a nice guy
Do you feel bad now oman
Yall are dogs chasing cars if you got any of these what would you do with them
It was only a hugging emoji :dead:
Oh I thought link was cheering on my demise
they would look cool sitting next to my other boots
Ah the traditional boot guy move
:xd: back to my roots
Most of the things I’m chasing my closet can support or is close to supporting
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cant belive i got into this whole thing from boots and slim fit raws
This may be the biggest exception
I would never click on an emoji to learn more information about it, antithetical to my design ethos
you've been reading that damn book too much
giggling and cackling imagining adapt kiss heels
bishop doesnt need emotes if he never reacts
Me too tbh
My closet could support maybe… half a fit with them
I guess I only have blurry ideas of your wardrobe but I can’t imagine what you would wear them with adapt
But that’s okay
we need to get adapt to DSM or SVRN and let him go wild trying shit on, i want to see it
I was always this annoying trust me
I’m in a literary echo chamber
Someone say something about balenciaga
Post couture
I like Balenciaga because funni shape and hourglass silhouette funny
I’ve like actually never posted a bunch of my favorite stuff in waywt because I’m not that motivated to do photos right now so the odds aren’t quite as long as you think they are but they are not good
Cristobal was a interesting dude
Refusing to get visual interest from anything other than silhouette is frankly based
balenciaga couture 51 was good
It forces an exaggerated silhouette on me that's hard to achieve without the cut
I like 52 a lot
I support the promotion of plate armor as casual wear.
thats about all i got
‘24 couture wasn’t my favorite but I liked a few looks
i forgot how much i dont like the shoes from 52nd
Yeah I rarely like his couture footwear tbh
The exaggerated pumps were good
I wish I was flamboyant enough for kiss heels
These
Sirens song strikes again
Kiss heels are the straightest platforms ever made
More like Rick’s slutty arc stan
But I’m not meant to wear that stuff 😥
After hanging around here a lot more, reading a lot more about fashion, understanding the history of the brand, how important Denma is over the last decade or so..
I still don't like the brand, even if I understand it more.
If everyone liked it (even everyone in fashion) demna wouldn’t have gone far enough so I think that’s a fair take
Part of growing is learning that not everything is for you, and that's okay.
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(0kay this kinda fucks though)
no lmao
way out of budget for me lol so never really checked out their stuff. But I feel like its the clothes an old bond villain would wear lol