Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is under fire for its outrageously overpriced blanket bag. This bag by the high-end street-style brand has gone viral for one hilarious reason. Many desi peeps can’t help but think that they stole this design straight out of Saddar, Pakistan!
Here’s the picture of the blanket bag in question:
Ya know, those bags that you buy a new blanket in, and your mom keeps to store them away after every brief winter? That one.
It all started with this:
https://twitter.com/ysshfb/status/1310635269998235649
Soon enough, people from all over the internet hilariously called out the brand for not being original.
— 🇲🇦 ⵣ (@putinzebiii) September 28, 2020
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What is Balenciaga selling here?
According to the product description, this is actually a lambskin leather bag. Balenciaga is selling it for a whopping $2325. Another outlet, Net-A-Porter, is selling it for $1395, at 40% discount! No surprises then, because the bag sold out in no time.
Is this cultural appropriation? Some netizens think so:
https://twitter.com/Le_Sabre54/status/1310826083403653121?s=20
Nonetheless, there’s no denying the fact that this type of blanket design is too common. How many of you have this blanket or something similar?
https://twitter.com/tripleechin/status/1310811680511799297?s=21
https://twitter.com/gothoftheforest/status/1310676826050633728?s=21
https://twitter.com/srh_2109/status/1310642916294119424?s=21
Pakistanis brought their A-game to Twitter once again:
meri ammi ka kambal waapis karo bhai https://t.co/vH1iXj8AbS
— perneeya (@dykeistan) September 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/iamfattahz/status/1310828360247934976?s=21
Others ridiculed designer fashion brands for their wonky sense of style. They clearly know what they’re doing since the bag is called the ‘blanket bag’. Certain brands have a reputation for odd creations like mess sweatpants, bucket bags, and of course, clear shoes.
C’est des oufff balenciaga il veulent nous voler la vedette mais va las bas !!!!😭 pic.twitter.com/fHtYzwK3JQ
— Aminata 💫🫶🏾 (@Aminata76_) September 29, 2020
high fashion brands will literally take anything, slap their name on it, price it at $4500 and call it a day https://t.co/fSWgU55eqs
— beti (@euitaq) September 28, 2020
This Netizen was kind enough to share a cheaper equivalent. Who really wants to pay $1395 for this?
https://twitter.com/hotttcheetoss/status/1310832344392183808?s=21
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Are we supposed to carry the blanket everywhere we go? Maybe there’s room for an organizer in there somewhere.
yes I carry my kambal with me, what about it? https://t.co/JU4xSosmiT
— Fullmetal Alka Yagnik ☭ (@donkhotte) September 29, 2020
What do you think about this quirky designer creation? Let us know in the comments below.
