AI images of fashion show feature ‘precious towels’ after Balenciaga’s towel skirt priced at Rs 77,000 goes viral; check out other bizarre Balenciaga luxury products
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Balenciaga Towel Skirt price
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga recently made headlines after it launched a bizarre unisex ‘Towel Skirt’ priced at a whopping $925 (Rs 77,000 approx.)
Balenciaga’s bizarre Towel Skirt gets trolled
Balenciaga’s latest bizarre fashion item is the look 30 of Balenciaga’s Spring 24 Collection and bears the Balenciaga logo embroidery on its front. Made of terry beige cotton, the Balenciaga Towel Skirt features two waistline buttons and a built-in belt, as ore the listing on the luxury brand’s website. Netizens are trolling the brand and using hashtags like #DumbFashion while sharing DIY versions of the expensive towel skirt
IKEA’s dig at Balenciaga Towel Skirt
Popular Swedish furniture brand IKEA took a dig at the Balenciaga Towel Skirt. IKEA UK shared its own version of a towel skirt priced at £16 (Rs 1,600 approx), in a cheeky way to advertise its towels as a budget-friendly alternative to the luxury brand’s offering priced at Rs 77,000
AI images of fashion show featuring ‘precious towels’
Amid the ongoing row, Indian AI artist Sahid SK has shared a set of images of a fashion show featuring the ‘precious towels’. He captioned the post, “We asked AI to visualize a fashion show featuring models showcasing the precious towels. The results are amazing.”
AI images mimic Balenciaga Towel Skirt
One of the AI images by Sahid SK showed male models walking the ramp in towels, pretty similar to luxury brand Balenciaga’s Towel Skirt
AI images of fashion show featuring towels
Another AI image showed a female model in a towel draped like a strapless dress walking down this virtual ramp
Balenciaga’s viral towel skirt: AI fashion show
Balenciaga’s viral towel skirt has inspired an Indian AI artist to create an entire fashion show based on towels. Check out these AI-generated models strutting down the ramp draped in ‘towel’ couture
AI male model in replica of Balenciaga’s viral towel skirt
An AI-generated male model wore a virtual replica of Balenciaga’s viral towel skirt in a fashion show featuring ‘precious towels’. Notably, the luxury brand is charging $925 for the bizarre clothing item
Balenciaga extra-destroyed sneakers to ‘Crocs High Heel’
This is not the first time that Balenciaga has come under fire for featuring bizarre fashion items in its collections. Earlier in 2021, as part of a collaboration with Crocs, the luxury brand launched the Balenciaga x Crocs High Heel for $625. In 2022, the luxury brand launched a limited edition fo extra destroyed sneakers as part of the Balenciaga Paris Sneakers collection and they were being sold for an eye-watering amount of over Rs 1.42 lakh
