Balenciaga have done it again.
And by ‘it’, of course, we mean created something totally over the top – and that has social media users in a frenzy.
Their latest creation is a seven-layered jacket that retails for a staggering €6,500 and is made up of a “combination of plaid shirts, jersey hoodies, and technical fleeces, featuring cuffed sleeves, two front patch pockets, a drawstring hood and a coordinating hem.”
And it’s looking really familiar to fans of Friends. Like, really, really familiar.
For comparison, this is the coat by Balenciaga:
And this is Joey, after he throws on all of Chandler’s clothes that he can find:
The resemblance is uncanny, really.
Social media users were soon comparing the two, with many calling Joey “ahead of his time” fashion-wise – or, at least, the inspiration behind the coat.
Balenciaga’s inspiration for their new $8000 coat… pic.twitter.com/hVLa3hBYjP
— Charlotte (@c_illidge) August 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/MrJHoban/status/1035254922592354305
https://twitter.com/HDashtia/status/1035244593980342273
The new #Balenciaga coat. pic.twitter.com/sN7a3LgdhS
— Thomas J. Moore (@_ThomasJMoore_) August 30, 2018
When Balenciaga charges people literally $8,000 for this coat when Joey Tribiani was ahead of his time and did it for free.. pic.twitter.com/RWYTSXt1jc
— 🅿️hiliam 🦂 (@pchidichimo3) August 29, 2018
Imagine spending £8000 on this Balenciaga coat just to look like Joey from friends in the episode where he puts all Chandlers clothes on pic.twitter.com/ePykOJKizs
— lottie (@l0ttiehall) August 29, 2018
The fashion house has been known to push the boundaries of fashion, with recent offerings including an almost-€2,000 rubber skirt that looked like a car mat; a €2,250 trousers-boot hybrid that was just baffling; and a €1,072 shirt-outside-a-shirt.
And let’s not forget the time that they debuted a new ‘it’ bag that looked just like a €2 IKEA bag – who knew the furniture company was so on trend?
