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Fans react to Balenciaga’s R32K potato Lays chips bag

by Johana Mukandila
Picture: Instragam

The luxury fashion house Balenciaga was one of the most talked about fashion brands during Fashion week after the Fashion house showcased the new designer in their bag collection which was a potato Lays chips bag which created a social media buzz over the cost of the product.

The Balenciaga fashion house is one that thinks outside of the box from their hole-riddled sneakers, the trash bag inspired bag, to their new leather pack of chips accessories.

According to ETX Daily Up, the brand’s speaker bag and its trash bag with adjustable tie handles were both sold at exorbitant prices, and more recently a huge bag with an attached sleeve for the wearer’s arm.

During Fashion week Balenciaga showcased their new potato chip bag designed by Demna Gvasalia after collaboration with the brand Lay’s. This potato chip handbag is set to sell for $1 800 (R32K)

 

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Many fans were not here for the latest bag in town, they took to social media to express their disappointment in one of Fashions biggest names in the fashion industry. 

One user stated “At this point I think Balenciaga is a social experiment.” another women wrote 

“Leave these stunts to moschino. You are losing audience.”

Another user stated that the fashion is becoming “unhealthy.” 

“Balenciaga is becoming unhealthy,” Another fan wrote. 

“Ok. I was down with the garbage bag bag BUT this? What’s next a lettuce bag,” ? one user asked.

Another user was clearly upset as they commented, “So stupid,” the user said.

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