Balenciaga Debuts The Simpsons During Paris Fashion Week

After designing Kim Kardashian's statement-making Met Gala look, the luxury fashion house Balenciaga set its sights on another household family name: the Simpsons. The animated residents of Springfield, including Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie, have made their runway debut during Paris Fashion Week.

Gathering for the label's Spring-Summer 2022 showcase, attendees at the Théâtre du Châtelet were treated to a 10-minute special episode of "The Simpsons," in which the family travels to Paris to model a range of iconic Balenciaga looks.

Joining them on the catwalk were beloved characters like Comic Book Guy and Moe Szyslak, with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia also making appearances.

The episode opens with Homer forgetting to buy a birthday present for Marge, who had longingly scribbled the word "someday" across a Balenciaga ad for a lime green gown. Writing to the label (whose name he can't quite pronounce: "Balun... Balloon... Baleen... Balenciaga-ga"), Homer asks for the cheapest item available with the label's name on it.

The fashion house instead sends the dress from the ad, though, and when Homer discovers the price tag -- a whopping €19,000 ($22,000) -- Marge accepts she will have to return it. However, following an emotional thank-you letter from Homer for making his wife feel special in the dress for just one night, designer Gvasalia decides that the Simpsons and their Springfield friends are precisely the everyday models he needs for his new Paris Fashion Week show.

In the presentation, Waylon Smithers sports an elegant ruby dress, while Marge floats down the runway in a golden gown, complete with a giant bow. After stuffing down escargots, Homer walks the runway in a gigantic puffer jacket with black sunglasses. Bart, meanwhile, makes a statement by pulling down his leather and denim trousers to moon the audience. (They moon him back.)

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Highsnobiety, A High End Streetwear Site, Is Considering A Sale

Highsnobiety, the online streetwear magazine, is considering a sale. The company is thought to have hired investment bank LionTreet to explore possibilities of divesting as it estimates to reach 60 million dollars in turnover this year.

According to the New York Times, the Berlin-based company could see much interest from media brands or online retailers enticed by the increasing convergence of retail and media.

LionTreet CEO Aryeh Bourrkoff

For over a decade Highsnobiety has been at the forefront of streetwear culture and sneaker drops in addition to operating an online store. Its services include publishing partner content, deep-dive audience, and category insights as well as connecting the dots between people, products, and ideas. It previously opened pop-ups in Paris and Zurich airport.

The link between curated media and e-commerce has been a successful formula for many companies, including Net-a-Porter, Goop, and Monocle. Sneakers have reached luxury heights of desirability in the past few years, with a pair of Nike trainers set to fetch over one million dollars at auction.

Founded in 2005, Highsnobiety is a multi-disciplinary bridge between content and brands, an agency powered by a publisher. Reporting on youth culture through the prism of style, the company is drawn to the people, ideas, places, products, and brands shaping the lives of young people today, often before they’ve entered the mainstream.

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Regenerated Materials and Deadstock Fabrics Used For Bally's SS22 Collection

Art of Utility SS22 / Bally

Swiss luxury brand Bally has dedicated the Spring/Summer 2022 collection of its “Art of Utility” line to the future after the pandemic. Apart from elegant looks that are inspired by sportswear and workwear, this also means focusing more on sustainability. Over the past two seasons, “Art of Utility” has been made using GOTS-certified natural botanical dyes from wood, repurposed deadstock fabrics, recycled cotton and regenerated leather.

Art of Utility SS22 Men's / Bally

“Bally’s spring/summer 2022 collection ‘Art of Utility’ reimagines sartorial sportswear with freedom of movement, elegant ease and natural utility for the post-pandemic future, where the virtuous art of dressing up and down are synonymous with comfort and versatility,” says the brand about the collection.

Accordingly, comfort, lightness and versatility are the main focus, expressed through voluminous proportions, layered styling and high-quality knitted and leather materials. Traditional craftsmanship is reflected in refined techniques and elaborate details, including leather-woven patterns, hand-studded rivets and stitching.

Art of Utility SS22 / Bally

“A cut-out lace-up boot with a clog-like sole and unisex sneaker models with the typical Bally wing are the highlights of the shoe collection. The newly introduced B monogram and alpine flower motifs are reminiscent of Bally’s pillars: art, nature and design,” explains Bally.

All sneaker linings are GRS-certified and made from recycled plastic bottles, while leather is sourced from tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group.

Art of Utility SS22 Men’s / Bally

B-Monogram jacquard totes, pouches, and bum bags also feature GRS-certified nylon, made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic and PET bottles, such as the Crew and Atlas.

Regenerated leather makes up the Mythos line with recycled metals and yarns. Sporty nylon Cliff bags in denim effect and TPU, as with the B-Monogram travel bag, also feature alongside leather-woven Cabana and Vestige bags in a contemporary check effect with eco-friendly lining.

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Art of Utility SS22 Women’s / Bally

Iconic GOT BAG ROLLTOP Available In LITE Version Now

GOT BAG is expanding its product line to make its popular ROLLTOP backpacks accessible to even more ocean lovers: The start-up is launching a new edition of its iconic ROLLTOP model, the ROLLTOP LITE.

The new LITE ROLLTOP is a version created for customers with narrower, tighter-fitting shoulder straps and without adjustment straps on the side, opening up the world of the ROLLTOP bag to people who have a smaller stature. The sleek design makes the backpack look even more minimalist, yet the ROLLTOP LITE offers just as much space as the classic, with a flexible 18-21 liter capacity and maximum flexibility and comfort with an expandable roll-top closure and padded back. A separate, removable laptop sleeve provides space for a 15-inch laptop. For each ROLLTOP LITE, 3.2 kg of ocean plastic is recycled. The backpack will be available in classic black, the popular reef, and a shade new to GOT BAG, smooth soft shell.

With its mission to "Create an Impact," GOT BAG stands for not only acting sustainably, but actively creating change: At the time of its founding in 2016, CEO Benjamin Mandos' initiative was among the first to recycle plastic waste from the heavily polluted seas of Southeast Asia to use as a source for producing long-lasting travel gear. Thus, the innovative business model provides a holistic answer to a global problem: GOT BAG's innovative initiative for a consistent circular economy through plastic recycling and reuse for high-quality products is a realistic chance that the amount of waste entering the sea will no longer exceed the amount of recovered plastic significantly in the future.

Alongside the continuous development of new and existing, high-quality, long-lasting products, GOT BAG aims to set a statement against fast fashion and show that things can be done differently. The backpacks are designed to be used as long as possible without having to buy new ones, so GOT BAG customers can use the free repair service if the durable backpacks should ever be worn out or damaged. And now, with the ROLLTOP LITE, now even more people can choose a good purchase decision and look good at the same time.

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