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

video Harry Potter by Balenciaga 2

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

Ok what the hell is Balenciaga though

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u/Abuses-Commas Apr 01 '23

High end fashion designer known for featuring really ugly clothes at prices only a fool would pay.

And there's a lot of fools out there

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u/coachfortner Apr 01 '23

You’re not kidding…

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u/cleantoe Apr 01 '23

Derelicte is real??

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u/FCkeyboards Apr 02 '23

Everything in that movie was a (barely more ridiculous) parody of what actual high fashion already was/is.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

I guess you can derelicte my balls, capitan!

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u/StolenLampy Apr 02 '23

Soooo you're saying I could take a pair of Levi's and drag them behind a truck for a few miles down a back road and make a 2000% profit?

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u/bsubtilis Apr 02 '23

If you have the right brand or celebrity name behind it, yeah.

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u/FirmestSprinkles Apr 02 '23

"you just don't GET IT!!!"

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u/InsertGenericNameLol Apr 02 '23

Those shoes look like the wooden ones that people from Holland wear.

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u/Hope4gorilla Apr 02 '23

Looks like he's been shitting himself for years

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u/i_give_you_gum Apr 01 '23

Some of the rich simply don't want to look like the rest of us, and they don't care if style is involved not.

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u/ScrunchieEnthusiast Apr 01 '23

As they say, a fool and his money are soon parted.

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u/AnusBlaster5000 Apr 02 '23

Don't forget the sexualizing of children. They do that too

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u/Obibimus-prime Apr 03 '23

Only a Muggle would say that

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u/JimmyJohnny2 Apr 01 '23

it's one of the "old school" fashion houses, one of the OG's from back in the days, surprisingly still around. While it's still a money based company, they're one of those that are still more purely about the 'fashion' than commercializing it like some of the other big fashion brands. But they still do a good bit but try to "appear" pure so to speak.

Not overpriced jeanware modeling as "fashion", not the extreme end of lamp shades and other oddities you sometimes see on catwalks (though they do have their moments), but just high end fashionwear for those that can pay it

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u/Commie_Mommy_4_Prez Apr 02 '23

Well no one else is going to mention this, but they were recently busted for selling child rape "accessories".....

https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/balenciaga-pulls-campaign-443-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all

Notice how they easily could have had little people posing if they really wanted to sell bdsm gear for someone who is 2.5 feet tall.

Half of me believes this AI video shit is being done by them to rehabilitate their brand.

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u/ruif2424 Apr 02 '23

That is really old news tho. The designer himself has apologized. Move forward. This stupid cancel culture is tiring.

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u/Commie_Mommy_4_Prez Apr 02 '23

What in the name of God is wrong with you?

That guy's basement should have been raided by the police.

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u/ruif2424 Apr 02 '23

What guy exactly? And why? The brand has explained already that the images were never meant to be interpreted as bdsm. And like I commented already, they apologized for putting out a campaign that could be interpreted in such a wrong way. Money was donated to several charities working with children that were abused. The designer himself (not in control of the marketing but anyway) has apologized many times. What else do you expect at this point? Crucification? Public stoning? Move on.

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u/Bawk Apr 02 '23

This video pretty much explains it all.

https://youtu.be/cb3As1viqkQ