LOOK of the Week goes to every model sporting Balenciaga’s $3,000 leather trash bags that were debuted during Demna’s brutalist and emotional Fall 2022 RTW presentation. The new bags are obviously somewhat of a troll — especially considering they aren’t the first designer trash bags ever released (Spanish label BIIS dropped a similar item for $422 in 2017). But considering Demna’s latest show was a reflection on the current war in Ukraine, the accessory took on a more bleakly heartfelt meaning, too: models stumbled in a whirlwind of artificial snow — the scene was reminiscent of refugees fleeing their homes, grabbing their most personal belongings in a terrified hurry. Luxury as surrealism as trolling as fashion as political commentary.
Watch the entire presentation over here:
Runner up LOOK of the Week goes to Moncler 5 Craig Green’s sculptural designs from their Spring 2022 Menswear collection. Like some kind of deconstructed anime samurai crossed with the pack-hauling dystopianism of Death Stranding, but done in unexpectedly bright colorways. Extremely strange stuff here. Love it.
Check back next week for more looks, lewks, and LQQKS.
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