Slashed army shirt by Balmain, $1,625.00 at Netaporter.
Submitted by Joanna. Balmain is getting a lot of shit for this top in the blog world. As it should. This is the sort of thing that just makes me ask HOW? How was this shirt designed by Decarin (or more likely, one of his assistants). How was it OK’d by the owners of the historical couture brand and sent down the runway. How was it was priced this high. How did buyers from Netaporter and other retailers said, “yes, this is a good idea, let’s order it.” How will any client look at this price and pay that for it. This is no fantasy and exclusivity. This is a fucking cotton shirt with rips.
Those rips look like a gasping face. It probably saw its price tag.
