Do you like those Balenciagas, the ones that look like safety pins?
Some internet users resoundingly do not like the French luxury fashion brand鈥檚 , which are retailing online for a cool $665.
The 鈥淪afety XL Earrings,鈥� which appeared on fashion site ModeSens in July, are of an undisclosed 鈥渓ong length,鈥� feature an engraved Balenciaga logo and are crafted from silver.
鈥淚 know (people) in L.A. that have been ,鈥� wrote one Twitter user. 鈥淭hey are out their god damn mind.鈥�
鈥淪o, everyone is running out of ideas for products? Is this really real? SAFETY PINS that you can get at the store . I just...鈥� wrote another user.
It鈥檚 not the first time the brand has irked internet users, who mocked a $3,170 (in 2017) extra-large blue tote bag that resembled the iconic $1 Ikea FRAKTA shopping bag. The brand has long been considered a leader in avant-garde fashion, the industry鈥檚 鈥�.鈥� Christian Dior reportedly once said that 鈥渉aute couture is like an orchestra whose conductor is Balenciaga.鈥� Hubert de Givenchy once stated he didn鈥檛 think 鈥溾�� had taught him as much as Balenciaga.
That sentiment is echoed in the product description on ModeSens.com: 鈥淎 pioneer in the fashion industry, Balenciaga offers disruptive and groundbreaking styles in its offerings,鈥� the description reads. 鈥淭hese Safety XL earrings honour this heritage.鈥�
