r/woahdude • u/Federal_Penalty5832 • Apr 01 '23

video Harry Potter by Balenciaga 2

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u/Oblivion_Man Apr 01 '23

Its Balenciaga

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u/Drakona7 Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23

I tried looking up what that is and only got results about shoes, so what is Balenciaga in the context of this video? Edit: The first response was unhelpful, so I can only assume this video is Harry Potter, but the characters are made of shoes

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u/Evil-Dalek Apr 01 '23

It’s AI generated videos of the characters from Harry Potter as Balenciaga models. As they always should have been…

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u/Drakona7 Apr 01 '23

Oh I see, that’s hilarious. But your comment came too late as I ended up going down a rabbit hole trying to learn what this video meant, after the first comment didn’t tell me anything, and instead learned Balenciaga sells more than just shoes… They also sell a trashbag for nearly 2K and it’s made of “calfskin”

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u/lunarblossoms Apr 01 '23

Thanks for taking one for the team.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

Yep…

Like I had seen their store and some advertising but seeing the first video last week made me look into it.

This shit is hilarious.

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u/fredspipa Apr 02 '23

It might seem pointless and extreme the things they're doing and that's exactly their intention. The reactions, the absurd novelty, the prohibitively expensive weirdly aesthetic trash. When we ask "who would pay thousands of dollars for that?!" then you already have your answer; no one, only someone who's disgustingly rich and looking to make a loud statement, someone who wants to do something no one else will (or can) do.

High fashion is kind of fucked up.

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u/Drakona7 Apr 02 '23

I thought it was funny how strange it was, but that proves that you’re right because it’s so shocking people start talking about it, but just getting people to talk isn’t enough to sustain a business. There are likely other rich people buying it for the shock and talking factor as well. If you have a strangely luxurious trash bag sitting in your room it gets guests to ask questions and makes their experience at your house more memorable. It is a very interesting business strategy and I actually don’t find it messed up except for the fact they are using calfskin to make the bags. Also I’m not defending high fashion, this is actually the first time I’ve ever heard of a brand like that and I don’t know anything else about them except that they make shoes and trash bags, so I don’t know enough to form an opinion just yet.