Members of Spanish luxury fashion house Balenciaga have clearly been spending some time looking at pics of hot Aussie tradies online, because their new swanky piece of overpriced merchandise looks straight out of a construction site.
Yep, Paris-based Balenciaga, tastemaker extraordinaire and lauded couturier of impeccably refined fashion, has come out with a tradie jacket that they’re flinging for $5200 Aussie dollarydoos.
You read that right, a massive fuck-off tradie jacket, just like the one your cousin George has in his wardrobe. Truly the minds of the worlds most elite and wealthy are also the most confusing.
“For AW21, Balenciaga staged a dystopian collection, where the looks represented a sort of armour for everyday life,” retailer FarFetch wrote in its website description of the item.
“In a neon yellow hue, this padded parka coat is defined by the practical reversible design and the padded silhouette.”
You can have a look at the jacket below.
You: Are you wearing the—
Me: The Balenciaga tradie jacket? Yeah, I am 🙂 pic.twitter.com/THW3V6mssZ
— Julian (@GayWeebDisaster) August 22, 2021
The tradie jacket, or, ‘men’s reversible parka in yellow’ has an ‘oversized fit’, ‘cocoon shape’, ‘2 slash pockets’ and a unique ‘foldable hood with drawstrings’. The product is also made in Italy, which is probably just one of the reasons as to why it’s so goddamn expensive.
I mean, it’s made of 100% polyester, so really the brand name is the only thing keeping it justifiably expensive.
So yeah, go and tell Gary at the pub that his next foray onto the runways of the Parramatta construction sites near Church St needs a bit more strut. The tradie gear is now considered fashionable by the elite.
Congratulations to all of my high school bullies, you are now en vogue. Bastards.
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If you have a spare $5200 lying around, you too can cop the Balenciaga tradie jacket for you or a mate at their website, which has made my eyes water after a relatively simple browse.
You simply must be the most glamorous and elegant bloke at the cement mixing station, you see. If you can’t cop one, however, and you’re not even a tradie, maybe you can just ask one of your mates in the construction industry and you’ll get one of these for free.
