At the risk of sounding out of touch or old… I simply just do not understand fashion.
Not that I was ever a fashionista or anything, but I followed the trends. However, I don’t know if this is just a really big inside joke that I’m not a part of, or if this really is new high fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen… I present to you, the Lay’s Potato Chip Handbag!
“A social experiment at this point”: Balenciaga Lay's Chips Bag sold at $1,800 sparks memefest online https://t.co/40iQd826Ew
— SK POP (@SKPopCulture) October 13, 2022
Yes, this is real life. Fashion company Balenciaga teamed up with Lay’s to design handbags that look *exactly* like the potato chip bags you see at the grocery store. And they are not cheap. This highly fashionable accessory will set you back a meager $1,800. Or you could, you know, just go to the store and get one for $4. But that’s not the same. You need the real deal.
I think it’s pretty funny, and if I were a girl, and money wasn’t an issue, I’d certainly get one just for fun!
This isn’t a gimmick, though. Fashion heads actually buy this overpriced stuff and think it’s the best thing ever since it’s Balenciaga. It’s not the first time the company has made obscure products and called it “fashion.”
Balenciaga has unveiled its latest sneaker... Thoughts? 😂
— The Sole Supplier (@thesolesupplier) May 10, 2022
📷: https://t.co/UI6RwU4Vcs pic.twitter.com/lcVkq1nlvL
SUPER destroyed shoes. I actually kind of like the look, but it’s a little too destroyed. Oh, these are cheap too, only $1,850 a pair.
Balenciaga selling 'most expensive trash bag in the world' for $1,790 https://t.co/3Gq43wQSO7 pic.twitter.com/W8r0b5K63I
— New York Post (@nypost) August 4, 2022
And these lovely garbage bag handbags! In case your Lay’s Potato Chip handbag is just too flashy for your taste. The price for one of these bags is very modest, too, at only $1,790 each.
But that’s all this is right? A joke? Balenciaga almost definitely is playing us, right? They’re literally sitting back laughing at us stupid fools who buy their overpriced junk thinking that it’s fashion. That’s my only logical conclusion.
And this, my friends, is where life imitates art, because this is part of the EXACT plot of Zoolander.