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  1. 20 Fun Facts About Balenciaga That You Didn't Know

    Some mocked the brand for it, while others thought it was a social experiment to prove that elites would buy anything from luxury brands. Balenciaga partnered with Crocs in 2017 to release colorful platform clogs. 2021 saw the release of the Balenciaga Crocs 2.0 collection, featuring a pair of crocs with stiletto heels, among other monstrosities.

  2. *insert 'Balenciaga has got to be a social experiment ...

    Balenciaga is a French fashion house founded in Spain by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1917. The house's current creative director is Demna. ... ADMIN MOD *insert 'Balenciaga has got to be a social experiment' 'who would buy this crap' 'spending thousands just to look homeless/stupid' comments*

  3. "you wear balenciaga? they're a social experiment you're ...

    Balenciaga is a French fashion house founded in Spain by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1917 Current creative director is Demna. Feel free to post any outfits, specific pieces, or just ask questions!

  4. The Strategy Behind Balenciaga's Destroyed Sneaker Stunt

    This week, tweets like "Balenciaga this has to be a joke right?" and "I'm 100% convinced that Balenciaga is a social experiment" flew across the internet. The source of users' ire was Balenciaga's campaign for the new, distressed version of its Paris Sneaker, which showcased versions of the shoe that looked like they had been set ...

  5. Balenciaga's Fashion Show Combined Celebrity and Consumerism

    Balenciaga's ads leading up to Sunday also played into the theme of consumerism, with the brand's name being projected onto places such as the New York Public Library and buildings overlooking Union Square. ... Balenciaga has been a social experiment this whole time? I suppose that would be the best explanation for Kim Kardashian's ...

  6. Has Balenciaga become a social experiment?

    Has Balenciaga become a social experiment? Balenciaga has been called out for putting their label on cult fashion products to appeal to the capitalist world of label-lovers. Have they gone too far? If you are human, leave this field blank. Balenciaga is a luxury fashion house founded over a hundred years ago by Cristobal Balenciaga.

  7. "A social experiment at this point": Balenciaga Lay's Chips Bag sold at

    "A social experiment at this point": Balenciaga Lay's Chips Bag sold at $1,800 sparks memefest online ... Some chastised the brand for using its products on customers as a "social experiment ...

  8. Balenciaga is being accused of promoting child abuse in its latest

    Images from Balenciaga's latest holiday campaign have been described as "disturbing" and "child exploiting". The set of photos, used in advertisements for the Spanish fashion label's Spring/Summer ...

  9. The Balenciaga Scandal: Here's What You Need to Know

    In recent years, Balenciaga's meme-worthy style has become so unpredictable that theories suggest the fashion house is, in and of itself, a social experiment. Through it all, Demna has been known to weave deeper meaning and critical commentary into each of his astonishing antics.

  10. Consumer slams Balenciaga for selling outrageous clothing garment: 'Is

    "Balenciaga has to be a social experiment," commented another TikTok user. Someone else suggested, "There's one team creating the nonsense and another team writing papers about the reactions."

  11. Social experiment or PR stunt? Balenciaga is now selling ...

    Social experiment or PR stunt? Balenciaga is now selling a $46,300 mattress dedicated to fuckboys. In an equally unsurprising yet overtly annoying turn of events, luxury fashion house Balenciaga has decided that resident fuckboys are in need of some night-time pampering. The iconic Spanish brand broke Twitter recently when it released a multi ...

  12. Demna on Balenciaga's Controversy and the Brand's Path Forward

    In November of last year, Balenciaga released two advertising campaigns: one to promote its holiday offering, called Gift Shop; the other, which appeared five days later, in support of its Spring 2023 collection, which had been shown at the New York Stock Exchange some months earlier. Within days of its publication, the social media reaction to the Gift Shop campaign rapidly went from a ...

  13. LOOK: Has Balenciaga gone too far? Twitter responds to their ...

    "Balenciaga is just a social experiment to see how dumb rich folk really is," said @NyikoChuma. LFCMIKE11 echoed that thought, saying: "No one can tell me Balenciaga isn't a social ...

  14. Is Balenciaga's new collection a bizarre social experiment or marketing

    That is the path Balenciaga's creative director, Demna Gvasalia has taken. He is credited for some of Kim and Kanye's outfits including the recent picture of the Kanye in giant boots. Balenciaga ...

  15. Balenciaga's $1,850 'full destroyed' sneakers raise eyebrows online

    "Balenciaga gotta be a social experiment," one viral tweet reads. Balenciaga is selling just 100 pairs of the "full destroyed" sneakers, which were created for an ad campaign, Complex reported .

  16. The Power of Consumers on Social Media: A Case Study of Balenciaga's

    4.2 Balenciaga's Performance on Social Media. Creative director, Demna Gvasalia, linked Balenciaga to social media with a strong digital strategy, thus approaching Generation Z to the brand. In a 2018 interview with Highsnobiety, the designer stated that "most of my designs are inspired by the screen" . One day before the publication of ...

  17. Dissecting Balenciaga's Ad Scandal

    Balenciaga's ad scandal brings our attention to the ways how companies are handling - or should handle - high-profile crises. While Balenciaga quickly responded, it took nearly two weeks for them to claim responsibility for the "oversight.". Many felt it was an offense that crossed a line. Not only has it placed the company, its ...

  18. Balenciaga's at it again: This time, it's a $4,400 sticky tape bracelet

    "Balenciaga is a social experiment of selling rich people senseless stuff," @toni.montana97 said in the comments section. ... Balenciaga has yet to say how much it will charge for the sticky ...

  19. Santiago Sierra Designed the Balenciaga Runway That Ye Walked Down

    "Balenciaga is a social experiment that has gone for way too long," wrote one Twitter user named kira, whose post has received 20,000 likes. Sierra's involvement also seemed to irk some ...

  20. What happened with Balenciaga? Here's a look at the controversy

    The New York Post reported that Balenciaga filed a $25 million lawsuit Friday against production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des Jardins for use of the legal documents in the ...

  21. Balenciaga releases $1850 distressed sneaker, social media reacts

    "I'm sure Balenciaga and their shoes is a social experiment to see how far humans will go just to buy something for the brands name," @camwild wrote on Twitter. "Balenciaga tryna sell the shoes ...

  22. Mudslinging at Balenciaga

    While his couture has become his experiment with Balenciaga's legacy, the ready-to-wear has become his means of social commentary. It isn't pretty out there. His mud club wasn't either.

  23. Balenciaga's bizarre mud pit fashion show has become an ...

    No digging for truth was necessary when gauging the reaction online, as the mud-covered runway became quickly became a meme, describing Balenciaga as a "social experiment." \u201cBalenciaga is a social experiment that has gone for way too long \u201d