Move over Birkins, Celine, Telfar, and all other bags that have been trending! Balenciaga is dropping a new bag called the “Trash Pouch” and it’s retailing for $1,790. #Socialites are you buying?
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Balenciaga Selling Trash Bags For $1,790 & Calling It A ‘Trash Pouch’
Back in March 2022, Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia unveiled the Autumn/Winter 2022 Collection across runways and people are still having a gag as the trash pouches resurface and head to retail!
The Autumn/Winter 2022 collection show featured a blizzard-y runway, where models tried their best not to fall as they trudged through a fake winter storm.
With the ground completely covered in snow and wind turbines cranked up to the max, the models clutched their expensive trash bags, while wearing black sunglasses and black clothing and black shoes.
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While speaking to Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Gvasalia chuckled and admitted, “I couldn’t miss an opportunity to make the most expensive trash bag in the world, because who doesn’t love a fashion scandal?”
Apparently, the shocking gag was an effective project reflecting the plight of individuals in Gvasalia’s adoptive homeland of Ukraine, which had been invaded by Russian troops at the time of the idea’s conception.
As Ukraine continues to struggle, Balenciaga launches an identical trash bag of those back in Ukraine.
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According to Balenciaga’s own website, they do not shy away from the obvious and claim that their new product is “inspired by a garbage bag.”
They also note that the bag arrives in three colors: black, blue and white. With a trash bag-style drawstring to close, the black and blue bags have a black tie, while the white has a red one.
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As controversial as Balenciaga’s newest product may be, it is reported that its creative director is not the first fashion designer to think up such an idea.
It appears that back in 2017, Spanish model BIIS launched their own variety of trash bag-inspired totes made of leather. They called it the Bin Bag and it came in all sizes (small, medium and enormous). The Bin Bag retailed for $258, $346 and $422, respectively.
The Trash Pouch is also not the first controversial concept of Gvasalia’s. A few months ago, he wrapped Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga yellow and black caution tape.
Then in 2017, he also recreated an IKEA blue buying bag. While the Swedish model retails for $0.99, the Balenciaga version sold for a whopping $2,145.
Responding to the reproduction, IKEA politely replied, “We’re deeply flattered that the Balenciaga tote bag resembles the Ikea iconic sustainable blue bag for $0.99. Nothing beats the flexibility of a terrific huge blue bag.”
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