I Must Not Understand High Fashion Because Um… WTF Is This?

I’ve always considered myself a relatively fashion-forward person.

I mean… I don’t have the money to carry around a designer purse or wear thousand dollar shoes… but I do appreciate how lovely they are. (Would I buy them if I DID have the money? I don’t know. I’ve been called “pathologically frugal” before.)

Anyway…

Somewhere along the lines, high fashion did crack, and then this happened:

It’s Balenciaga, dahling. And it’ll cost you a cool $1,290.

My understanding is it’s a shirt sewn on to a t-shirt. FOR FASHUN.

US$1,290 for this, @BALENCIAGA??! pic.twitter.com/aQwS2MFwwk

— Xavier Lur (@xavierlur) May 27, 2018

I’m 100% convinced that Balenciaga is just trolling us at this point… pic.twitter.com/VORCUfLpJw

— black james dean. (@PapiFresko) May 28, 2018

I actually hope so. F’real. That’s the only thing that would make this cool. If it’s a joke.

A few people tried a DIY approach, and they’re KILLING IT:

catch me on the runway pic.twitter.com/FAFZHvZcHf

— ♡ (@electrawaves) May 28, 2018

taking orders pic.twitter.com/pHTQfLvQ8u

— ♡ (@electrawaves) May 28, 2018

Hey @BALENCIAGA,

I just made my own Double Shirt and it didn’t cost thousands of dollars! pic.twitter.com/8daWqAGy7C

— Mike (@AH_Mike) May 28, 2018

AHHHMAZING, MIKE!

SO MUCH FASHUN.