Yet "white trash" could be called the Swiss army knife of insults. An article in The New Republic once posed the question of whether President Trump might be " a white trash icon." For some reason, the term manages to come across as less offensive than most other racial slurs. “I decided that I can no longer sacrifice parts of me to that senseless, heartless war of ego.You can get away with calling something "white trash" in polite company, on cable television and in the headline of a magazine article. “I realized that canceling this show would mean giving in, surrendering to the evil that has already hurt me so much for almost 30 years,” Demna said. BACKGRIDĭemna wrote in his show notes that he “became a forever refugee” when his family fled the war in his native Georgia, noting the conflict with Russia has “triggered the pain” from his past and highlighted the “absurdity” of sartorial spectacles. WireImage Demna also designed Kardashian’s yellow caution tape look and collaborated with her ex, Kanye West, for his diabolically controversial “Donda” livestream event. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image Demna attended the 2021 Met Gala with Kim Kardashian. Demna, also co-founder of Vetements, was named the creative director of Balenciaga in 2015, taking over for Alexander Wang. Models struggled to walk through the makeshift blizzard as the designer’s voice read a Ukrainian poem about love. At least one person plans to buy the bag, simply commenting, “need.”īut Demna, who goes by his first name, said the collection is no joke, writing in his show notes from Fashion Week that despair over the war in Ukraine informed the mood for his runway show, which was attended by Kim Kardashian wearing caution tape.Īs WWD pointed out, guests at the Paris show arrived at the venue, which was covered in manufactured snow made out of bits of paper swirling in the air and covering the seats, where Ukrainian flags were prominently placed atop the front row. Where is Mugatu at this rate?”īut one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. “This is ‘Zoolander’ in real life with the clothing line Derelict.
Several commenters compared it to the 2001 comedy “Zoolander” in which Ben Stiller’s character models a collection inspired by the homeless. “Whoever buys this needs to be thrown out in it,” said another. One jokester went for the jugular with garbage bag puns, writing, “It’s a CINCH some will be GLAD to own this bag, but they will have to pay a HEFTY price.” “I got 40 of those under my sink,” one person commented. Still, some found the humor in the wacky design. Someone else not amused by the trashy design even warned, “Please dont let theze brandz play you.” Waste not, want not: An extravagant yellow option.
“They really trying to make a joke out of the consumers at this point,” chimed in another. One person questioned whether it was a “social experiment” and another mused, “This getting out of hand.” Balenciaga There’s also a blue colorway for those who prefer to carry a recycling blue-esque design. “Hmm this is rude,” wrote one commenter, while another called out the brand for being full of garbage: “Balenciaga is a meme designer.” Trashy but classy? The white “Trash Pouch” has red drawstring ties like the kitchen essential. Now being sold in stores, the “Trash Pouch” has gone viral thanks to an Instagram post that has garnered lots of trash talk, with reactions ranging from puzzled to outraged to fits of laughter. “I couldn’t miss an opportunity to make the most expensive trash bag in the world, because who doesn’t love a fashion scandal?” Balenciaga’s creative director Demna told Women’s Wear Daily at the time. The luxury fashion house’s shiny drawstring bag - which is made out of calfskin leather, emblazoned with a subtle logo and comes in the basic Hefty bag black along with the solid Glad-esque white as well as yellow and blue - is making its way to stores after debuting in the Fall 2022 ready-to-wear collection in Paris last March. I wore Kim Kardashian’s caution tape dress and survived the catcallsīalenciaga is raising eyebrows - and getting trashed - over its “Trash Pouch,” a baffling design “ inspired by a garbage bag” with an even more outrageous price tag: a hefty $1,790. Kanye West defends Yeezy Gap trash bags: ‘I’m an innovator, this is not a joke’īalenciaga is selling $225 granny panties straight outta ‘Bridget Jones’ Kanye West goes after Gap for ‘copying’ Yeezy Gap x Balenciaga designs
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